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THANKS 


VOTED BY BOTH 

HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT 

TO THE 

ARMY and NAVY, 

WITH THE 

REPLIES OE THOSE OEFICERS 

WHO WERE ADDRESSER IN THEIR PLACES. 


1801 TO 1843. 



LONDON: 

JAMES & LUKE JAMES HANSARD, 

NEAR LINCOLN’S-INN FIELDS. 


1843. 


















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INTRODUCTION. 


An expressed wish of the Right Honourable Sir 
Henry Hardinge to possess a copy of The Thanks 
voted to the Army and Navy by The Houses of 
Parliament, suggested the collection of the materials 
for forming this Volume. 

The following pages have been extracted from 
the Journals of the Lords and Commons, and present, 
in a collected form, the Thanks voted by those 
Branches of the Legislature to the Army and Navy 
of the United Kingdom, from 1801 to 1843 inclusive. 

The rapid succession of glorious Victories obtained 
by the British Arms throughout this eventful period, 
in each quarter of the Globe, and the brilliant achieve¬ 
ments of the Lleroes whose Names have been trans¬ 
mitted to Posterity, are unparalleled in the History of 
Nations. 

To the Officers of the United Services of the 
British Empire the Work is most respectfully dedi¬ 
cated, as a faithful transcript of the proud and im¬ 
perishable Memorials of their Country’s gratitude. 


July 1843. 



















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CONTENTS. 


THANKS VOTED BY THE LORDS - - - - p. 3 
THANKS VOTED BY THE COMMONS - - - p. 113 


PLACES of Victories, and Services for which Thanks were 
voted by Parliament ; with the Dates of the Actions and 
of the several Resolutions - - - - - p. 258 

OFFICERS of the Army and Navy mentioned by Name in the 
Thanks voted by Parliament ; showing- the Actions in 
which they were engaged, and for which they were respectively 
and severally thanked - - - - - - p. 259 

PLACES of Victories, and Services for which the Officers 
and Men of the Army and Navy were generally thanked 
by Parliament, but not specifically mentioned by Name, 
and to whom the Thanks of the Country were directed 
to be conveyed by their respective Commanders, &c. - p. 277 




























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COPENHAGEN. 

(Defeat of the Danish Fleet.) 

Thanks to Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, Vice-Admiral Lord 
Nelson, and other Officers, for the Defeat of the 
Danish Fleet in the Harbour of Copenhagen. 


House of Lords - Jovis , 16° die Aprilis, 1801. 

—The Navy and Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Admiral Sir Hyde Parker , for the able 
and judicious disposition made by him of the Fleet under his 
command, by which the Danish Naval Force and Floating 
Batteries, forming the line of defence at the entrance of the 
Harbour of Copenhagen, were taken or destroyed, on the 
2d day of April 1801. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson, Knight of the 








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THANKS OF THE 3LOrtT0 : 1801. 


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Most honourable Order of the Bath, Rear-Admiral Thomas 
Graves, and Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable William 
Stewart, commanding his Majesty’s 49th Regiment of Foot, 
and a Corps of Riflemen, and to the several Captains and 
Officers of the Fleet and Marines, and to the several Officers 
of the 49th Regiment of Foot, and of the Rifle Corps, under 
the command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, for their bravery 
and gallant conduct on the said most glorious occasion ; and 
that Admiral Sir Hyde Parker do signify the same to them. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the Seamen, 
Marines and Soldiers on board the Ships under the com¬ 
mand of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, in the late glorious Victory 
over the Danish Naval Force and Batteries, which formed 
the line of defence at the entrance of the Harbour of Copen¬ 
hagen ; and that the Captains of the several Ships do signify 
the same to their respective Crews, and do thank them for 
their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Admiral Sir Hyde Parker. 




EGYPT : LANDING ON THE COAST, &C. 


5 


EGYPT. 

(Landing, and Operations on the Coast, &c.) 

1 hanks to the Honourable Major-General John Hely 
Hutchinson, the Right honourable Admiral Lord 
Keith, and other Officers, for their successful Operations 
in Egypt. 


LIouse of Lords- -Lunce, 18° die Mali, 1801. 

—The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Honourable Major-General John Hely 
Hutchinson , second in command, Majors-General Eyre Coote, 
John Francis Cradoch , the Honourable George James Lud¬ 
low, John Moore, Richard Earl of Cavan , the Honourable 
Edward Finch, Brigadiers-General John Stewart, the Honour¬ 
able John Hope, John Doyle, Hildebrand Oakes , and Robert 
Lawson, and to the several Officers who served in the Army 
under the command of the late Sir Ralph Abercromby, Knight 
of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for their splendid 
and heroic exertions in effecting a landing on the Coast of 
Egypt, in spite of local difficulties, and in the face of a power¬ 
ful and well-prepared Enemy, and in all their subsequent 
operations ; particularly in resisting, with signal success, the 
desperate attack made upon them on the 21st of March 1801, 





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THANKS OF THE fLOt*tT0 : 1801. 


and achieving the brilliant and important Victory obtained 
on that memorable day. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the distinguished regularity, 
discipline, coolness and valour displayed by the Non-com¬ 
missioned Officers and Private Soldiers of the Army serving 
under the command of the late Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph 
Abercromby, Knight of the Most honourable Order of the 
Bath, in the memorable and brilliant operations in Egypt; 
and that the same be signified to them by the Commanders 
of the several Corps, who are desired to thank them for their 
distinguished and exemplary conduct. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said Resolutions to the Honourable Major-General John 
Uely Hutchinson , Commander-in-Chief of the Army in 
Egypt, and that he be requested by the Lord Chancellor to 
signify the same to the General and other Officers referred to 
therein. 


—The Navy.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Right honourable Admiral Lord Keith, 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for the 
distinguished zeal and ability with which he made his dispo¬ 
sition for landing the British Troops on the Coast of Egypt , 
in spite of all the obstacles which they had to encounter, 




EGYPT! LANDING ON THE COAST, &C. 7 

and for the activity and exertion with which he aided and 
supported them in effecting their descent, and in carrying on 
their subsequent operations against the Enemy. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton, 
Baronet, and to the several Captains and Officers in the Fleet 
under the command of Admiral Lord Keith , for their cordial 
and effectual co-operation with the Land Forces in effecting 
their descent and carrying on their operations on the Coast 
of Egypt. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the Service of the Seamen and 
Marines on board the Ships under the command of Admiral 
Lord Keith , in the cordial and effectual assistance which they 
afforded to the Land Forces in their descent on the Coast of 
Egypt, and in the subsequent operations against the Enemy. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
Resolutions to the Right honourable Admiral Lord Keith, and 
that he be requested by the Lord Chancellor to signify the same 
to the several Captains and other Officers referred to therein. 




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THANKS OF THE HOl tT# : 1801. 


STRAITS of GIBRALTAR. 

Thanks to Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez, Bart., and 
other Officers, for their successful Attack on the combined 
Squadron of the Enemy in the Straits of Gibraltar. 


House of Lords - Veneris , 30° die Octobris, 1801. 


— The Navy. — 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez , Baronet, 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for his 
alacrity and zeal in pursuing, and his able and gallant con¬ 
duct in the successful attack on, the combined Squadron of 
the Enemy, in the Straits of Gibraltar , on the 12th and 13th 
of July, by the Squadron under his orders. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Captains and Officers of the Squadron 
under the orders of the said Rear-Admiral, for their gallant 
conduct on that occasion ; and that the Rear-Admiral do 
signify the same to them. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the Seamen 
and Marines on board the Ships under the orders of the said 
Rear-Admiral, in the late successful attack on the combined 
Squadrons of the Enemy ; and that the Captains of the 





Egypt: internal operations, &c. 


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several Ships do signify the same to their respective Crews, 
and do thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez , Baronet. 


EGYPT. 

(Internal Operations, and Services on the Coast of 

the Red Sea.) 

Tha nks to Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir John 
Hely Hutchinson, Admiral the Right honourable Lord 
Keith, and other Officers, for their distinguished Services 
in the Expedition to Egypt. 

House of Lords - Jovis, 12° die Novembris, 1801. 

—The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir 
John Hely Hutchinson, Knight of the Most honourable Order 
of the Bath, for the ability, zeal and perseverance so 
eminently manifested by him in the command of the Army 
serving in Egypt, by which the honour of the British Nation 
has been so signally upheld, and additional lustre reflected on 
the reputation of the British Arms. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-Generals Eyre Coote, John Francis 









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THANKS OF THE UOtU# : 1801. 


Cradock, the Honourable George James Ludlow, John Moore , 
Richard Earl of Cavan, David Baird, the Honourable 
Edward Finch , and to Brigadier-Generals John Stewart, the 
Honourable John Hope, John Doyle, John Blahe, Hildebrand 
Oakes , and Robert Lawson, and the several Officers of the 
Army, for their gallant, meritorious and distinguished Services 
under the command of Lieutenant-General the Honourable 
Sir John Hely Hutchinson, Knight of the Most honourable 
Order of the Bath, by which the honour of the British Nation 
has been so signally upheld, and additional lustre reflected on 
the reputation of the British Arms ; and that the Honourable 
Sir John Hely Hutchinson do communicate the same to 
them. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the zeal, discipline and 
intrepidity uniformly displayed during the arduous and 
memorable operations of the Army in Egypt, by the Non¬ 
commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers serving under the 
command of Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir John 
Hely Hutchinson, Knight of the Bath; and that the same 
be signified by the Commanders of the several Corps, who 
are desired to thank them for their exemplary and gallant 
behaviour. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Lieutenant-General Sir John Hely Hutchinson , 
and that he be requested to signify the same to the several 
Officers referred to therein. 


EGYPT: INTERNAL OPERATIONS, &C. 


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—The Navy. — 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Admiral the Right honourable Lord Keith, 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for the 
ability and perseverance with which he maintained his station 
on the Coast of Egypt , and for the effectual assistance ren¬ 
dered by his exertions to the Army in that country, in the 
several important Services wherein it has been employed, 
which so essentially contributed to the final success of the 
Campaign. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral John Blankett, and to the 
Captains and Officers of the Squadron employed on the Coast 
of the Red Sea , for the zeal, activity and perseverance mani¬ 
fested by them in their co-operation with the Army in Egypt ; 
and that Vice-Admiral Peter Rainier, Commander-in-Chief 
of the said Squadron, be desired to signify the same to 
them. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be <dven to Rear-Admirals Sir Richard Bicker ton, 
Baronet, and Sir John Borlase Warren, Baronet, Knight of 
the Most honourable Order of the Bath, and to the several 
Captains and Officers of the Fleet under the command of 
Admiral Lord Keith, for the zeal, activity and perseverance 



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THANKS OF THE ILOrtT0 : 1801. 


manifested by them in their co-operation with the Army in 
Egypt, in the several important Services on which it has been 
employed; and that his Lordship be desired to signify the 
same to them. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the Seamen 
and Marines on board the Ships and Vessels under the com¬ 
mand of Admiral Lord Keith , and Vice-Admiral Rainier, 
in the effectual assistance afforded by them to the Army in 

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Egypt, in the several important Services on which it has been 
employed ; and that the Captains of the several Ships do 
signify the same to their respective Crews, and thank them 
for their meritorious conduct. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Admiral the Right honourable Lord Keith, and 
that his Lordship be requested to signify the same to the Vice- 
Admiral, Rear-Admirals, Captains and other Officers referred 
to therein. 




SERVICES DURING THE WAR. 


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SERVICES during THE CONTINENTAL WAR. 

Tha nks to the Navy, Army and 1V1 ari n es; to the Militia ; 
to the Yeomanry and Volunteer Cavalry, &c.; for 
their meritorious Services during the Continental 
War. 


House of Lords- Martis , 6° die Aprilis , 1802. 

—Navy, Army and Marines.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the Navy, Army and 
Marines, for the meritorious and eminent Services which 
they have rendered to their King and Country during the 
course of the War. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the 
Petty Officers and Non-commissioned Officers and Men em¬ 
ployed in his Majesty’s Navy, Army and Marines, during 
the course of the War; and that the same be communicated 
to them by the Commanders of the several Ships and Corps, 
who are respectively desired to thank those under their com¬ 
mand for their exemplary and gallant behaviour. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do signify the said 
Resolutions, by Letter, to the Commissioners for executing the 
Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, and to 
the Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty's 
Forces. 





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THANKS OF THE flOtU# : 1802. 


—Militia.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the several Corps of Militia, 
which have been embodied in Great Britain and Ireland 
during the course of the War, for the seasonable and 
meritorious Services they have rendered to their King and 
Country. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the Non¬ 
commissioned Officers and Men of the several Corps of 
Militia, which have been embodied in Great Britain and 
Ireland during the course of the War; and that the same 
be communicated to them by the Commanding Officers of 
the several Corps, who are desired to thank them for their 
meritorious conduct. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do signify the said 
Resolutions, by Letter, to the Colonel or Commanding Officer 
of each respective Corps. 


—Yeomanry and Volunteer Cavalry and 
Infantry, and Sea Fencibles.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the several Corps of 
Yeomanry and Volunteer Cavalry and Infantry, 



SERVICES DURING THE WAR. 


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and of the Sea Fencibles, which have been formed in Great 
Britain and Ireland during the course of the War, for the 
seasonable and eminent Services they have rendered to their 
King and Country. 

Resolved , Nemi?ie Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the Non-com¬ 
missioned Officers and Men of the several Corps of Yeo¬ 
manry and Volunteer Cavalry and Infantry, and 
of the Sea Fencibles, which have been formed in Great 
Britain and Ireland during the course of the War; and that 
the same be communicated to them by the Colonels and 
other Commanding Officers of the several Corps, who are 
desired to thank them for their meritorious conduct. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do signify the said 
Resolutions, by Letter, to his Majesty’s Lieutenants of each 
County, Riding and Place, in Great Britain, and to his Excel¬ 
lency the Lord Lieutenant of that part of the United Kingdom 
called Ireland. 





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THANKS OF THE UOtti# : 1804. 


EAST INDIES. 

(Scindia—Berar—Hindostan, See .) 

Thanks to the Most honourable Richard Marquis Wel¬ 
lesley, the Right honourable Lord Clive, General 
Gerrard Lake, and other Officers, for their brilliant 
and memorable Services in the East Indies. 


House of Lords - Jovis , 3° die Mail , 1804. 

—The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Most honourable Richard Marquis 
Wellesley, Governor-General of the British Possessions in the 
East Indies, for the zeal, energy and ability with which the 
Military resources of the British Empire in India have been 
recently applied, under his direction, in the prosecution of 
the War against the confederate Forces of Scindia and the 
Rajah of Berar; and that this House doth eminently attri¬ 
bute the brilliant and glorious successes which have crowned 
our Arms in that quarter of the globe to the vigorous and 
comprehensive system of measures pursued by the Marquis 
Wellesley for bringing the various Armies with promptitude 
and effect into the field. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Right honourable Lord Clive, late 
Governor of the Settlement of Fort Saint George, for his 





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zealous, cordial and honourable concurrence, in promoting 

the Military operations which, since the commencement of 

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the War, have been attended in every part of India with an 
uninterrupted series of the most signal and splendid Victories ; 
and that the Lord Chancellor do give his Lordship the same, 
when his Lordship is in his place in this House. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Jonathan Duncan, Esquire, Governor of 
Bombay, who, by his promptitude and activity in employing the 
resources and power of that Presidency, has materially con¬ 
tributed to the glorious success of the British Arms in India. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General Gerrard Lake , Commander-in- 
Chief of his Majesty’s and of the Company’s Forces in India, 
for the eminent judgment, active spirit and invincible intre¬ 
pidity manifested by him in the command of the Army serving 
in Hindostan, by which he has maintained the honour of the 
British Nation, and reflected such additional lustre on the 
reputation of the British Arms. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General the Honourable Frederick 
St. John, for his courage and steadiness in seconding the 
efforts of the Commander-in-Chief in Hindostan ; and also to 
Major-General the Honourable Arthur Wellesley, for the many 
important, brilliant and memorable services achieved by him 
in the command of the separate Army within the Dekan; and 
also to the several Officers of the Army, both European and 

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THANKS OF THE ?i,Ot‘&0 : 1804. 


Native, for their gallant conduct and meritorious exertions 
during the arduous, honourable and successful Campaign in 
the East Indies. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth highly 
approve and acknowledge the zeal, discipline and bravery 
uniformly displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers and 
Private Soldiers, both European and Native, employed against 
the Enemy in the East Indies; and that the same be Signified 
to them by the Commanders of the several Corps, who 
are desired to thank them for their exemplary and gallant 
behaviour. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do transmit the said 
several Resolutions to the Most honourable Richard Marquis 
Wellesley , Governor-General of the British Possessions in the 
East Indies, and that his Lordship be desired to communicate 
them to the Governors, Generals, and other Officers referred 
to therein. 


Thanks to the Earl of Powis (in his Place), for his Services 

in the East Indies. 

Veneris , 18° die Maii, 1804. 

The Earl of Powis (late Lord Clive), being in his place, the 
Lord Chancellor, in pursuance of the Order of The House on 
the 3d of this instant May, gave his Lordship the Thanks 
of The House, and added as follows ; (videlicet) 

Earl of Powis, 

These Thanks your Lordship cannot but receive with 
genuine satisfaction and just pride, when you reflect that they 






EAST INDIES: SCINDIA, BERAR, &C. 


10 


form the most honourable testimony that this illustrious 
Assembly can give of their sense of distinguished public merit. 

For my own part, my Lord, I cannot but feel a sincere 
pleasure in being the instrument of conveying to your Lord- 
ship the applause of those whose sentiments I have now 
the honour to communicate, and whose high sense of public 
duty permits not that that applause should be bestowed 
unless it has been, as in this case the authority of this 
House justifies me in declaring it to have been, signally 
deserved. 

Then the Earl of Powis replied, as follows: 

My Lords, 

It is impossible for me to express, in suitable terms, the dictates 
of my heart, on receiving this most distinguished honour, the 
unanimous Thanks of your Lordships for my zealous and cordial 
concurrence, as late Governor of Fort St. George, in promoting the 
Military operations, which, since the commencement of the War, 
have been attended, in every part of India , with an uninterrupted 
series of the most signal and splendid Victories. 

I can with truth, my Lords, assert, that the Services which, from 
the confidential relation happily subsisting between the Governor- 
General and me, I was enabled to render, by the prompt adoption of 
the most efficacious measures of preparation for the prosecution of 
the Mahratta War, have hitherto been considered by myself in no 
other light than as acts of indispensable duty to my Country and 
my employers: but, my Lords, those Services now acquire in my 
mind a new character; they become my glory, from the lustre 
reflected upon them by the deliberate approbation of this illustrious 
Assembly. 

However inadequately my feelings may be expressed, I trust your 
Lordships will not doubt that I am penetrated with a due sense of 

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THANKS OF THE ItOftT# : 1806. 


the deepest gratitude for this invaluable honour conferred upon me; 
and I entreat your Lordships to accept, upon this interesting occa¬ 
sion, the humble tribute of my most fervent and most respectful 
acknowledgments. 

To the noble Lord I cannot but be greatly indebted for the very 
elegant and obliging- terms in which it has pleased his Lordship to 
communicate the Resolution of this House. 


TRAFALGAR. 

Thanks to Vice-Admiral Lord Colling wood, and other 
Officers, for the glorious Victory over the Combined 
Fleets of France and Spain off Cape Trafalgar. 


House of Lords - Martis, 28 ° die Januarii, 1806 . 


— The Navy.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood , for his 
able and gallant conduct in the most glorious and decisive 
Victory obtained by the late Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount 
Nelson over the combined Fleets of France and Spain, off 
Cape Trafalgar , on the 21st of October last, and for his 







TRAFALGAR. 


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conduct after the Action; and that the Lord Chancellor do 
communicate the same to his Lordship. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral the Earl of JVorthesk, for 
the distinguished share he had in that Action. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the several Captains and Officers in the 
Fleet under the command of the late Vice-Admiral Lord 
Viscount Nelson, who by their bravery, good conduct, and 
arduous exertions, contributed to the glorious success of 
that memorable day; and that Lord Collingwood do signify 
the same to them. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the 
Seamen and Royal Marines on board the Ships under the 
command of the late Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, 
in the late most glorious Victory over the combined Fleets 
of France and Spain; and that the Captains of the several 
Ships do signify the same to the respective Crews, and do 
thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said Resolutions to the Lord Collingwood, and that he be 
requested to signify the same to the several Officers referred to 
therein. 





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THANKS OF THE HOf&S : 1806. 


CAPTURE OF A FRENCH SQUADRON. 

Thanks to Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan, Baronet, 
and other Officers, for their gallant Conduct in the 
Capture of a French Squadron, on the 4th of Novem¬ 
ber 1805. 


House of Lords' - Martis , 28° die Janucirii , 1806. 


— The Navy.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Captain now Rear-Admiral Sir Richard 
Strachan , Baronet, for his able and gallant conduct in the 
defeat and capture of a French Squadron on the 4th of 
November last; and that the Lord Chancellor do commu¬ 
nicate the same to him. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the several Captains and Officers on board 
the Ships under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Richard 
Strachan , for their bravery and good conduct in the defeat 
and capture of the Enemy’s Squadron; and that Sir Richard 
Strachan do signify the same to them. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the Seamen and 
Royal Marines on board the Ships under the command of 
Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan , in the defeat and capture 






VICTORY OVER A FRENCH SQUADRON. 




of the Enemy’s Squadron; and that the Captains of the several 
Ships do signify the same to the respective Crews, and thank 
them for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , that the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Sir Richard Strachan, Baronet, and that he be 
requested to signify the same to the several Officers referred to 
therein. 


VICTORY over a FRENCH SQUADRON. 

Thanks to Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 
and other Officers, for their distinguished Valour in the 
Victory obtained over a French Squadron, on the 6th 
of February 1806. 

House of Lords - Martis , 25° die Martii, 1806. 


—The Navy.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth , 
k. b., for the distinguished valour, ability and conduct shown 
by him in the Action with a French Squadron on the 6th of 
February last, when all the line-of-battle Ships of the said 
Squadron were taken or destroyed; and that the Lord Chan¬ 
cellor do communicate the same to him. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Honourable Rear-Admiral Cochrane , 

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THANKS OF THE fLOffr# I 1806. 


and to Rear-Admiral Louis, and to the Captains and Officers 
of the Squadron under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir 
John Thomas Duckworth, k.b., who by their bravery and good 
conduct contributed to the success of that day; and that 
Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, k.b., do signify 
the same to the Rear-Admirals, and to the several Captains 
and Officers. 

« 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the Seamen and 
Royal Marines on board the Ships under the command of 
Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, k.b., in the 
Victory obtained over the Squadron of the Enemy on the 
6th of February last; and that the Officers commanding the 
several Ships do signify the same to their respective Crews, 
and do thank them for their good behaviour. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate these 
Resolutions to Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, k.b., 
and that he he requested to signify the same to the several 
Officers referred to therein. 





MAIDA. 


9-% 


MAIDA. 

Thanks to Major-General Sir John Stuart, and other 
Officers, for the brilliant Victory obtained over the 
Enemy on the Plains of Maida. 


House of Lords - Lunce, 22° die Decembris, 1806. 

—The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Sir John Stuart , and also 
to the Honourable Brigadier-General George Lowry Cole , 
Brigadier-General William Palmer Ackland , and the several 
other Officers serving under his command, who by their 
distinguished exertions contributed, on the 4th of July last, 
to the brilliant Victory obtained with a very inferior Force over 
the Army of the Enemy on the Plains of Maida; and that 
this Resolution be communicated by the Lord Chancellor to 
Major-General Sir John Stuart . 

Resolvedy Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the distinguished valour and 
discipline of the Non-commissioned Officers and Private 
Soldiers serving under the command of Major-General Sir 
John Stuart , on the 4th of July last; and that the same be 
signified to them by the Officers commanding the different 
Corps. 









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THANKS OF THE ftOr&0 : 1807. 


MONTE VIDEO. 

Thanks to Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Aciimuty, Rear- 

Admiral Stirling, and other Officers, for the Skill and 

Valour displayed by them in the Capture of the Fortress 
of Monte Video. 

House of Lords - Jovis, 16° die Aprilis, 1807. 

— The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Achmuty 
for the skill and valour which he displayed in the attack and 
capture of the important Fortress of Monte Video , in South 
America , on the 3d day of February last; and that the Lord 
Chancellor do communicate the same to him. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Brigadier-General the Honourable William 
Lumley , and the several other Officers of his Majesty’s 
Forces, for their gallant conduct on the 3d of February last, 
under the command of Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Achmuty; 
and that Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Achmuty do signify 
the same to them. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That this Llouse doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the bravery and good conduct 
of the Non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers of 
the Forces serving, on the 3d of February last, under the 
command of Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Achmuty, in the 
assault and capture of the important Fortress of Monte Video 





MONTE VIDEO. 


27 


in South America; and that the same be signified to them 
by the Commanding Officers of the several Corps, who are 
desired to thank them for their gallant behaviour. 


—The Navy.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral Stirling, for the distinguished 
skill and ability with which he effected the landing of the 
Troops under the command of Brigadier-General Sir Samuel 
Achmuty, arid to the several Captains and Officers in the 
Fleet under his orders, for their cordial and effectual co-ope¬ 
ration with the Land Forces at the capture of the important 
Fortress of Montevideo, on the 3d of February last; and 
that the Lord Chancellor do communicate the same to him. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the 
Seamen and Marines belonging to the Ships under the com¬ 
mand of Rear-Admiral Stirling, in the ready and effectual 
assistance which they afforded to his Majesty’s Land Forces 
at the capture of the important Fortress of Monte Video, on 
the 3d of February last; and that the Captains of the several 
Ships do signify the same to their respective Crews, and thank 
them for their exemplary conduct. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate these 
Resolutions to Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Achmuty and 
Rear-Admiral Stirling, and that they be requested to signify 
the same to the several Officers referred to therein. 







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THANKS OF THE : 1808. 


COPENHAGEN. 

(Surrender of the Danish Navy and Arsenal.) 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Cathcart, 
Admiral the Right honourable Lord Gambier, and other 
Officers, for their Services in conducting the Siege and 
effecting the Surrender of the Danish Navy and 

V 

Arsenal of Copenhagen. 


House of Lords - Jovis, 28 ° die Januarii , 1808 . 

—The Army.— 

It was moved, “ That the Thanks of this House be given to 
Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Cathcart , Knight of the 
Most ancient Order of the Thistle, for the judicious and 
decisive measures which, after exhausting every means of 
negotiation, were employed by him for effectuating the Sur¬ 
render of the Danish Navy, and the Arsenal of Copenhagen ” 

. . . . Resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do give his Lordship the 
same when he is in his place in the House. 

Resolved , That the Thanks of this House be given to 
Lieutenant-Generals Sir Harry Burrard , Baronet, the Earl of 
Rosslyn, the Honourable Sir George James Ludlow , Knight 
of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, and Sir David 
Baird; to Major-Generals the Honourable Edward Finch , 
Thomas Grosvenor, Sir Arthur Wellesley , Knight of the Most 





COPENHAGEN ; DANISH NAVY, &C. 


29 


honourable Order of the Bath, Sir Thomas Blomefield, Baro¬ 
net, Frederick Baron Dreschel, Charles Baron Limingen, 
and Brent Spencer; to Brigadier-Generals Robert M l Far- 
lane and Henry Ward , and to the several Officers who 
served in the Army commanded by Lieutenant-General Lord 
Viscount Cathcarty for the zeal, intrepidity and exertion which 
they displayed in the various operations which were necessary 
for conducting the Siege and effecting the Surrender of the 
Navy and Arsenal of Copenhagen. 

Resolved , That this House doth highly approve and 
acknowledge the distinguished regularity, discipline, valour 
and exertions displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 
and Soldiers of the Army under the command of Lieutenant- 
General Lord Viscount Cathcarty in all the operations attend¬ 
ing the reduction of the Fleet and Arsenal of Copenhagen; 
and that the same be signified to them by the Commanders 
of the several Corps, who are desired to thank them for their 
distinguished and exemplary conduct. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
two last Resolutions to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount 
Cat heart. 


—The Navy.— 

It was moved, “ That the Thanks of this House be given to 
Admiral the Right honourable Lord Gambier } for the distin¬ 
guished ability and promptitude displayed in the judicious 
distribution of his Majesty’s Fleet under his command in 




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THANKS OF THE UOt*tT0 : 1808 . 


the Baltic , by which all succours were cut off from the Island 
of Zealand, and the uninterrupted operations of the Army at 
the Siege of Copenhagen were secured, and for his zealous 
and cordial co-operation with the Land Forces during that 
important Service, after every means of negotiation had 
been exhausted ; and also for the judgment and indefatigable 
activity manifested by him in equipping the Danish Navy 

for sea, and in effecting the embarkation and removal of 

« 

the Naval Stores from the Arsenal of Copenhagen ” . . . . 
Resolved in the Affirmative. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do give his Lordship the 
same, when he is in his place in tluf House. 

Resolved, That the Thanks of this House be given to Vice- 
Admiral Sir Henry Edwin Stanhope , Baronet, to Rear- 
Admiral Essington, to Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, 
Knight of the Bath, to Rear-Admiral Keats , to Captain Sir 
Home Popham, first Captain to the Right honourable Ad¬ 
miral Lord Gambler , and to the several Captains and Officers 
in the Fleet under the command of the said Admiral, for 
their cordial and effectual co-operation with the Land Forces 
during the Siege of Copenhagen , and for their indefatigable 
activity and exertions in equipping the Danish Navy for sea, 
and in effecting the embarkation and removal of the Naval 
Stores from the Arsenal at that place. 

Resolved , That this House doth highly approve of, and 
acknowledge, the Service of the Seamen and Marines on 
board the Ships under the command of Admiral Lord 


COPENHAGEN; DANISH NAVY, &C. 


31 


Gambler , in their cordial and effectual co-operation with the 
Land Forces during the Siege of Copenhagen, in their indefa¬ 
tigable activity and exertions in equipping the Danish Navy 
for sea, and in effecting the embarkation and removal of the 
Naval Stores from the Arsenal at that place; and that the 
Officers commanding the several Ships do signify the same 
to their respective Crews, and do thank them for their distin¬ 
guished and exemplary conduct. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
two last Resolutions to Admiral Lord Gambler. 


Thanks to Viscount Cathcart and Lord Gambier (in their 
Places), for their Services at Copenhagen. 


Lunce , 1° die Februarli , 1808. 

The Lord Chancellor, pursuant to the Order of The House 
on Thursday last (28 January), gave the Thanks of this House 
to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Cathcart , Knight of the 
Most ancient Order of the Thistle, for the judicious and 
decisive measures which, after exhausting every means of 
negotiation, were employed by him for effectuating the Sur¬ 
render of the Danish Navy and the Arsenal of Copenhagen ; 
(videlicet) 

Viscount Cathcart, 

Your Lordship is too well acquainted with the principles 
which govern the conduct of this House, to make it necessary 




32 


THANKS OF THE ItOttrg : 1808. 


for me to inform you, that The House too justly appreciates 
the value of its Thanks and its own dignity, to confer those 
Thanks save where it means to acknowledge Services of 
great magnitude rendered to the Country; such Services your 
Lordship hath rendered to the Country, and The House doth 
not estimate the less highly the skill and valour which have 
been displayed, because they have been marked with that 

forbearance and humanity which shed a lustre over Military 

* 

glory, and which exalt alike the character of the British 
Officer and of the Nation whose Forces he leads on to victory 
and to conquest. 

I cannot forbear to congratulate your Lordship, that on 
the same day in which the Journals of the House will record 
your Lordship’s introduction, by the favour of your Sovereign, 
in a distinguished place among the Peers, they will record 
also to posterity the eminent Services which your Lordship 
hath rendered to the Country. 

To which his Lordship replied : 

My Lords, 

The veneration I have always entertained for this House, and 
the reverence with which I have been in habits of considering its 
proceedings, joined to the emotions which arise in my breast at this 
moment, make me fully aware of the value of the signal mark of 
approbation which your Lordships are pleased to confer upon me. 

It is, therefore, with the strongest sense of the magnitude of 
this most distinguished honour, that I now humbly entreat your 
Lordships to accept my most sincere and grateful acknowledgments. 

I cannot, however, reconcile it to my feelings to address any 
thing to your Lordships on this subject, without naming the Army 


COPENHAGEN : DANISH NAVY, &C. 


33 


under my command. For these brave men I shall always feel the 
greatest esteem, and the most affectionate regard. 

From what has fallen under my observation, of the abilities of 
the Generals, of the merit of the other Officers, in their several 
stations, and of the zeal, discipline and valour of the whole, I am 
confident that, wherever they may be employed, they will do credit 
to their country and to themselves. 

I beg leave to offer to the noble and learned Lord on the wool¬ 
sack my best thanks for the most flattering manner in which he 
has been pleased to make this communication. 

The Lord Chancellor, pursuant to the Order of The House 
on Thursday last (28 January), gave the Thanks of this House 
to Admiral the Right honourable Lord Gambler , for the dis¬ 
tinguished ability and promptitude displayed in the judicious 
distribution of his Majesty’s Fleet under his command in the 
Baltic , by which all succours were cut off from the Island of 
Zealand, and the uninterrupted operations of the Army at the 
Siege of Copenhagen were secured, and for his zealous and 
cordial co-operation with the Land Forces during that im¬ 
portant Service, after every means of negotiation had been 
exhausted ; and also for the judgment and indefatigable activity 
manifested by him in equipping the Danish Navy for sea, and 
in effecting the embarkation and removal of the Naval Stores 
from the Arsenal of Copenhagen ; (videlicet) 

Lord Gambier, 

By the Thanks which, in obedience to this Resolution, I 
communicate to your Lordship, The House has been pleased 
to express the high sense it entertains of your eminent Ser¬ 
vices to the Country, and it seeks to confer the highest 
honour it can bestow. 

It is your Lordship’s happiness, at the moment when your 
Sovereign has been graciously pleased to dignify, by calling 

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THANKS OF THE fLOtfr# : 1808 . 


34 


you to a place in this House, to find The House itself engaged 
in recording upon its Journals its grateful acknowledgments 
for the distinguished Services which you have rendered to 
your Country in a period of unexampled national danger. 

The Thanks which your Lordship hath well earned, The 
House most gladly bestows ; and it doubts not, whilst others 
are animated by great examples, and encouraged by the gra¬ 
titude which The House is ever ready to express where it is 
due, the Country may look with confidence, under the blessing 
of Providence, to a safeguard and protection against its Foes, 
however numerous or powerful, in the intrepidity, the skill, and 
the exertions of his Majesty’s Fleets, and their Commanders. 

To which his Lordship replied : 

My Lords, 

The profession in which I have been bred is by no means calculated 
to qualify me to deliver my sentiments before such an assembly as your 
Lordships: I therefore hope for your indulgence, and that you will 
make that allowance for my deficiencies which I stand in need of. 

My Lords, 

The Service which was committed to the charge of my noble col¬ 
league and myself, required great moderation and humanity in the 
execution of it; and it was our earnest endeavour to exercise both ; 
but unhappily the Danes made that unavailing resistance to us, 
which drove us to measures very contrary to our inclination. For 
the loss of lives, and the blood that was shed upon the occasion, the 
Danish Government alone has to answ T er. 

My Lords, 

The Flag Officers, and other Officers, with the Seamen and 
Marines under my command, evinced the greatest alacrity and zeal 


COPENHAGEN : DANISH NAVY, &C. 


35 


in the Service ; and I am sure, when occasion shall require, they 
will manifest equal bravery. 

Having been so happy as to obtain the Royal approbation of his 
Majesty of my conduct, that of your Lordships, also of the other 
House of Parliament, and I trust of the Nation at large, I beg leave 
to say, I attribute our success to the favour of Divine Providence, 
which has been so often manifested to this Country in the times of 
difficulty and distress, and which has rescued us from dangers which 
no other power could effect. 

The honour which your Lordships have conferred upon me has 
made the deepest and lasting sense of it upon my mind j and the 
most able orator would be at a loss for terms to express my feelings 
at this moment. I return your Lordships my most humble thanks 
for it. And to you, my Lord Chancellor, I return my best thanks, 
for the obliging manner in which you have been pleased to convey 
the sense of The House to me. 





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THANKS OF THE Uorl 10 : 1809 . 


ROLEIA AND VIMIERA. 

Thanks to the Right honourable Lieutenant-General Sir 
Arthur Wellesley, and other Officers, for their 
skilful and gallant Exertions in the Battles of Roleia 
and Vimiera. 

House of Lords - Lunce, 23° die Januarii, 1809. 


—The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Right honourable Lieutenant-General 
Sir Arthur Wellesley, Knight of the Most honourable Order 
of the Bath, for the distinguished valour, ability and conduct 
displayed by him on the 17th and 21st of August last, in 
Portugal, on the latter of which days he obtained at Vimiera 
over the Army of the Enemy a signal Victory, honourable 
and glorious to the British Arms. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said Resolution to Sir Arthur Wellesley. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Spencer, Major-General 
Hill, Major-General Ferguson, Brigadier-General Ackland, 
Brigadier-General Nightingale, Brigadier-General Fane, and 
Brigadier-General Bowes, and the several Officers of the 
Army, for their skilful and gallant exertions against the 





ROLEIA AND VIMIERA. 


37 


Enemy in the Battles of Roleia and Vimiera , by which they 
reflected so much lustre on his Majesty’s Arms. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the steady and dis¬ 
ciplined valour displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers of the Army on the above occasion; 
and that the same be signified by the Commanders of the 
several Corps, who are desired to thank them for their 
distinguished and exemplary conduct. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said two last Resolutions to Sir Arthur Wellesley. 


Thanks to Brigadier-General Craufurd for his Services 

at Roleia and Vimiera. 

Mercurii, 25° die Januarii, 1809. 

It was moved, That the second Resolution of Monday 
last (23 January), giving the Thanks of this House to 
Major-General Spencer, Major-General Hill , Major-General 
Ferguson , Brigadier-General Nightingale , Brigadier-General 
Fane, and Brigadier-General Bowes, and others, be now 
read.—The same was accordingly read by the Clerk.—Then 
the following Amendments were proposed to be made to the 
said Resolution After “ Fane,” leave out “ and ”; after 
“ Brigadier-General Bowes ” insert “ and Brigadier-General 
Craufurd ”—The same were agreed to, and ordered accord- 







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THANKS OF THE UOr&0 J 1809 . 


CORUNNA. 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General Sir David Baird, Rear- 
Admiral Michael De Courcy, and other Officers, for 
their exemplary Valour in the Battle of Corunna. 


House of Lords - Mercurii, 25° die Januarii, 1809. 


*—The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir David Baird, 
second in command of his Majesty’s Army employed in 
Spain; to Lieutenant-General the Honourable John Hope, 
who, in consequence of the wounds received by that invalu¬ 
able and much-lamented Officer, Lieutenant-General Sir 
John Moore, the late Commander of the Forces, and by 
Lieutenant-General Sir David Baird, had succeeded to the 
command in the field during the Action; to Lieutenant- 
General Alexander Mackenzie Fraser-, to Major-Generals 
Lord William Bentinck, Coote Manningham, the Honourable 
Edward Paget, Rowland Hill , William Carr Beresford, 
Harry Warde, and James Leith ; to Brigadier-Generals John 
Slade, Moore Disney, and Henry Fane ; and to the several 
Officers who served in the Army under the command of the 
late Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, Knight of the Most 






CORUNNA. 


39 


honourable Order of the Bath, for their distinguished conduct 
and exemplary valour displayed in the Battle of Corumia, 
whereby the complete repulse and signal defeat of the 
Enemy, on every point of attack, was effected, and the safe 
and unmolested embarkation of the Army secured in the 
presence of a French Army of superior force. 

Resolved , Nemine JDissentiente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the distinguished disci¬ 
pline, firmness and valour displayed by the Non-commissioned 
Officers and Private Soldiers of the Army under the command 
of the late Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, Knight of 
the Most honourable Order of the Bath, in the Battle of 
Corunna ; and that the same be signified to them by the 
Commanders of the several Corps, who are desired to thank 
them for their intrepid and exemplary conduct. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said Resolutions to Lieutenant-General Sir David Baird. 


—The Navy.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral Michael De Courcy } and to 
Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood , Knight of the Most honour¬ 
able Order of the Bath, and to the Officers under their 
command, for their most effectual and able disposition of 
. the Ships and Transports under their command, and for 
their great exertions in effecting the embarkation of his 



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THANKS OF THE HOtU# : 1809 . 


Majesty’s Troops at Corunna , after the Battle of the 16th of 
January 1809. 

Resolved, Nemine Bissentiente, That this House doth highly 
approve and acknowledge the Services of the Seamen 
and Marines on the above occasion; and that the Rear- 
Admirals and Captains do signify the same to them. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said Resolutions to Rear-Admiral De Courcy. 


MARTINIQUE. 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General George Beckwitii, Rear- 
Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Cochrane, 
and other Officers, for the gallantry displayed by them in 
effecting the Surrender of the Island of Martinique. 


House of Lords. - Luna, 17° die Apr ills, 1809. 


— The Army. — 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General George Beckwith , for 
his able and gallant conduct, in effecting, with such signal 
rapidity, the entire Conquest of the important Island of 







MARTINIQUE. 


41 


Martinique; and that the Lord Chancellor do communicate 
the same to him. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, 
Baronet, Major-General Frederick Maitland, Brigadier- 
General Houghton, Brigadier-General Sir Charles Shipley, 
Brigadier-General Stehelin, and to the several Officers of the 
Army under the command of Lieutenant-General Beckwith, 
for their gallant and meritorious exertions in effecting the 
Conquest of the Island of Martinique. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the distinguished Services 
of the Non-commissioned Officers and Soldiers in the Army 
serving under Lieutenant-General George Beckwith , in the 
attack upon the Island of Martinique; and that the same 
be signified to them by the Commanders of the several 
Corps, who are desired to thank them for their gallant 
behaviour. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said two last Resolutions to Lieutenant-General George 
Beckwith. 


— The Navy.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander 
Cochrane, Knight of the Bath, for his able and meritorious 



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THANKS OF THE UOtU# : 1809 . 


direction of the Naval Force under his command, in effecting 
the Surrender of the Island of Martinique ; and that the 
Lord Chancellor do communicate the same to him. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Commodore George Cochburn, and to the 
several Captains and Officers of the Fleet under the command 
of Rear-Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Cochrane, 
Knight of the Bath, for their gallant and meritorious 
exertions in effecting the Conquest of the Island of 
Martinique. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the distinguished Services 
of the Sailors and Marines serving on board the Fleet under 
the command of Rear-Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander 
Cochrane, Knight of the Bath, in an attack on the Island of 
Martinique; and that the same be signified to them by the 
Captains of the several Ships, who are desired to thank them 
for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said two last Resolutions to Rear-Admiral the Honourable Sir 
Alexander Cochrane , Knight of the Bath. 











TALAVERA. 


43 


TALAVERA. 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General the Right honourable Lord 
Viscount Wellington, and other Officers, for their 
distinguished Valour and Exertions in the memorable 
Battle of Talavera. 


House of Lords- Veneris, 26° die Januarii, IS 10. 

—The Army.— 

It was moved, “ That the Thanks of this House be given 
to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Wellington , for the dis¬ 
tinguished ability displayed by him on the 27th and 28th of 
July last, in the glorious Battle of Talavera, which terminated 
in the signal defeat of the Forces of the Enemy; and that the 
Lord Chancellor do communicate the same to him ” . . . . 
Resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope Sher¬ 
brooke, Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, to 
Lieutenant-General William Payne, to Lieutenant-General 
Sir Stapleton Cotton , Baronet, to Lieutenant-General Rowland 
Hill , to Major-General Christopher Tilson, to Brigadier- 
General Alexander Campbell , to Brigadier-General Henry 
Frederick Campbell , to Brigadier-General Richard Stewart, 





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THANKS OF THE 2Lor&0 : 1810 . 


to Brigadier-General the Honourable Charles Stewart , to 
Brigadier-General Alan Cameron , to Brigadier-General Henry 
Fane , to Brigadier-General George Anson , and to Brigadier- 
General Edward Howorth , and the several other Officers, for 
their distinguished exertions on the 27th and 28th of July 
last, in the memorable Battle of Talavera, which terminated 
in the signal defeat of the Forces of the Enemy; and that 
Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Wellington do signify the 
same to them. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the distinguished valour and 
discipline displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers and 
Private Soldiers of the Forces serving, on the 27th and 2 8th 
of July last, under the command of Lieutenant-General Lord 
Viscount Wellington , in the glorious Victory obtained at 
Talavera ; and that the same be signified to them by the 
Commanding Officers of the several Corps, who are desired 
to thank them for their gallant and exemplary conduct. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
two last Resolutions to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount 
Wellington. 




basque roads. 


45 


BASQUE ROADS. 

1 hanks to Admiral Lord Gambier, for his Zeal and Ability 
as Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet, and to other 
Officers, serving in Basque Roads. 


House of Lords - Jovis , 8° die Februarii, 1810. 


— The Navy.— 

It was moved to resolve, “That the Thanks of this House 
be given to Admiral Lord Gambier , for the zeal, judgment, 
ability and anxious attention to the welfare of his Majesty's 
Service, which marked his Lordship’s conduct, as Com¬ 
mander-in-Chief of the Fleet in Basque Roads , by which 
the French Fleet, which had taken refuge under the pro¬ 
tection of their own Batteries, were driven on shore and 
disabled, and a considerable part of them destroyed, on the 
11th and 12th of April 1809” .... Resolved in the 
Affirmative, nemine dissentiente. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do give his Lordship 
the same when he is in his place in this House. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral the Honourable Robert 
Stopford , Captain Sir Harry Neale, Baronet, Captain of 
the Fleet, and to the several Captains and Officers of the 
Fleet under the command of Admiral Lord Gambier , for 
their gallant and highly meritorious conduct on that glorious 





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THANKS OF THE ILOr&0 : 1810. 


occasion, particularly marked by the brilliant and unexampled 
success of the difficult and perilous mode of attack, by fire¬ 
ships, conducted under the immediate direction of Captain 
Lord Cochrane; and that Admiral Lord Gambler do signify 
the same to them. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the 
Seamen and Marines on board the Ships under the com¬ 
mand of Admiral Lord Gambler, in the late glori6us j and 
successful attack on the French Fleet in Basque Roads; and 
that the Captains and Commanders of the several Ships do 
signify the same to their respective Crews, and do thank 
them for their meritorious and gallant conduct. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said two last Resolutions to Admiral Lord Gambier. 


Thanks to Lord Gambier (in his Place), as Commander- 
in-Chief of the Fleet serving in Basque Roads. 

Veneris, 9 Q die Februarii, 1810. 

The Lord Chancellor, pursuant to the Order of yesterday 
(8 February), gave Baron Gambier the Thanks of this House, 
as follows: 

Baron Gambier, 

The Lords, by an unanimous Vote of yesterday, have 
ordered, “ That the Thanks of this House be given to 
Admiral Lord Gambier, for the zeal, judgment, ability and 








BASQUE ROADS. 


47 


anxious attention to the welfare of his Majesty’s Service, 
which marked his Lordship’s conduct as Commander-in- 
Chief of the Fleet in Basque Roads, by which the French 

0 

Fleet, which had taken refuge under the protection of their 
own Batteries, were driven on shore and disabled, and a con¬ 
siderable part of them destroyed, on the 11th and 12th of 
April 1809 ; and that the Lord Chancellor do give his Lord- 
ship the same when he is in his place in this House.” 

When you were first called, Baron Gambier, to a seat and 
place in this House, your Sovereign conferred upon you that 
high honour immediately after you had rendered great and 
important Services to your King and Country ; this illustrious 
House met you upon your entrance into it, with the tender of 
the highest honour it could bestow, its Thanks for those 
Services; you received that honour, as was to be expected on 
the part of a distinguished British Naval Commander, with a 
pledge and an assurance that you would manifest your grati¬ 
tude in your future exertions for the service and welfare of 
your Country. 

This House, my Lord, in the Thanks which I now com¬ 
municate to you, expresses its acknowledgment that you have 
fully made good those assurances. 

I add, that much time has elapsed between the achieve¬ 
ment of your Services and the tender of those Thanks to 
your Lordship: but your Lordship will allow me to say, that 
we now know, not only that your claims to your Country’s 
gratitude have been felt by this House, but that they have 


48 


THANKS OF THE ilOr&S : 1810. 


been clearly proved and established to the satisfaction of 
The House and of your Country. 

I must not presume to mix with the discharge of my duty, 
as the servant of The House, the mention of my personal 
feelings or sentiments; if it became me so to do, I should 
endeavour to express to you the great satisfaction I have in 
being a second time engaged in communicating to you the 
Thanks of this illustrious Assembly. 

To which his Lordship replied: 

My Lords, 

The great honour your Lordships have been now pleased to 
confer upon me has made that deep and lasting impression upon 
my mind, that so valuable a mark of your approbation cannot fail 
to make upon the mind of any person who is so happy as to receive 
it, and is capable of truly appreciating so great a favour. 

I am thoroughly sensible, my Lords, that this high reward is 
the greatest honour that a servant of the public, an officer in the 
service of his Country, can receive. As it has been my highest 
ambition in the discharge of my public duty to deserve your 
Lordships’ approbation, and that of my Country, so will it be in 
future to prove myself worthy of it. 

After what has passed here, and in other places, it does not 
become me to say any thing further upon the subject for which I 
am so highly honoured ; but I must assure your Lordships, that I 
am utterly at a loss for terms of language to express the deep sense 
I have of the very high honour and distinguished reward that you 
have condescended to confer upon me. 

My Lord Chancellor, 

I return your Lordship my best thanks for the handsome and 
obliging terms in which you have done me the honour to convey 
the sense of their Lordships to me. 




BARROSA. 


49 


BARROSA. 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General Thomas Graham, and other 
Officers, for their gallant Exertions in the brilliant 
Victory obtained on the Heights of Barrosa. 


House of Lords - Jovis, 28° die Martii, 1811. 


—The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Thomas Graham , for 
the distinguished ability displayed by him upon the 5th of 
March, in the brilliant Action on the Heights of Barrosa , 
which terminated in the signal and total defeat of the 
superior Forces of the Enemy; and that the Lord Chancellor 
do communicate the same to him. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Brigadier-General William Thomas Dilhes t 
and the several other Officers, for their distinguished exer¬ 
tions on the 5th of March, in the brilliant Action on the 
Heights of Barrosa , which terminated in the signal and total 
defeat of the superior Forces of the Enemy ; and that Lieute¬ 
nant-General Graham do signify the same to them. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the distinguished valour 

D 





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THANKS OF THE ILOVfr# : 1811. 


and discipline displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers of the Forces serving under the com¬ 
mand of Lieutenant-General Graham , in the brilliant Victory 
obtained on the Heights of Barrosa; and that the same be 
signified to them by the Commanding Officers of the several 
Corps, who are desired to thank them for their gallant and 
exemplary conduct. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said Resolutions to Lieutenant-General Graham. 


PORTUGAL. 

(General Services.) 

Tha nks to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Wellington, 
and the British and Portuguese Armies, for their 
eminent Services during the arduous and memorable 
Operations in Portugal. 


House of Lords - Veneris , 26° die Aprilis, 1811. 


— The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of 
this House be given to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount 
Wellington , for the consummate ability, fortitude and perse¬ 
verance displayed by him in the command of the British 
and Portuguese Forces, by which the Kingdom of Portugal 









PORTUGAL : GENERAL SERVICES. 


51 


has been successfully defended, and the most signal and 
important Services rendered to his King and Country. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentient e, That this House doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the eminent and meritorious 
Services uniformly performed by the General Officers, Officers, 
Non-commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the British Army, 
under the command of Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount 
Wellington , during the late arduous and memorable operations 
in Portugal, by which additional lustre has been reflected on 
the reputation of the British Arms, 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the zeal, discipline and intrepidity so 
conspicuously displayed by the General Officers, Officers, Non¬ 
commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the Portuguese Army, 
under the immediate command of Field Marshal Sir William 
Beresford , which have essentially contributed to the success¬ 
ful result of the late Military operations. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Wellington, 
and that Lord Viscount Wellington be desired to signify the 
same to the British and Portuguese Armies, and thank them 
for their exemplary and gallant behaviour. 




THANKS OF THE ?lOrtf0 : 1811. 


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ALBUERA. 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General Sir William Carr Beres- 
ford, and the British, Portuguese and Spanish 
Armies, for their distinguished Ability and Exertions in 
the Battle of Albuera. 


House of Lords-- Veneris , 7° die Junii, 1811. 

w 

—The Army. — 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir William Carr Beres- 
ford , Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for 
the distinguished ability displayed by him on the 16th of 
May last, in the glorious Battle at Albuera , which terminated 
in the signal defeat of the Enemy’s Forces. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-Generals the Honourable Galbraith 
Lowry Cole , the Honourable William Stewart , John Hamilton , 
the Honourable William Lumley , Charles Baron AIten, Briga¬ 
dier-General Robert Ballard Long , and the several other 
Officers, for their distinguished exertions on the 16th of May, 
in the glorious Battle at Albuera; and that Lieutenant- 
General Sir William Carr Beresford do signify the same to 
them. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the distinguished valour 





ALBUERA. 


53 


and discipline so conspicuously displayed by the Non-com¬ 
missioned Officers and Private Soldiers of his Majesty’s 
Forces serving on the 10th of May, under the immediate 
command of Lieutenant-General Sir William Carr JBeresford , 
in the signal defeat of the Enemy at Albuera ; and that the 
same be signified to them by the Commanding Officers of the 
several Corps, who are desired to thank them for their gallant 
and exemplary conduct. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth highly 
acknowledge the distinguished valour and discipline displayed 
by the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and Soldiers of 
that part of the Portuguese Army which served under the 
immediate command of Lieutenant-General Sir William Carr 
Beresford, on the 16th of May last, in the glorious Battle of 
Albuera. 

Resolvedy Nemine Rissentiente , That this House doth highly 
acknowledge the distinguished valour and intrepidity dis¬ 
played, on the 16th of May last, by the Spanish Army under 
the command of his Excellency General Blake , in the glorious 
Battle of Albuera. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do transmit the said 
Resolutions to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Wellington , 
Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty’s Forces in the Peninsula, 
and that Lord Wellington be desired to communicate the same 
to the Generals in command of the Allied Armies in the Battle 
of Albuera. 




54 


THANKS OF THE ?lOt*U0 : 1812. 


ISLANDS of BOURBON, MAURITIUS and JAVA. 

Thanks to the Right honourable Gilbert Lord Minto, 
Lieutenant-General the Honourable John Abercromby, 
Vice-Admiral Albemarle Bertie, and other Officers, 
for their Exertions in effecting the Conquest of the 
Islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, and for Opera¬ 
tions in Java. 

House of Lords - Veneris, 10° die Januarii , 1812. 

—The Army and Navy.— 

Resolved, Nemine Rissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Right honourable Gilbert Lord Minto , 
Governor-General of the British Possessions in the East 
Indies, for the wisdom and ability with which the Military 
resources of the British Empire in India have been applied 
in the reduction of the power of the Enemy in the Eastern 
Seas, by the Conquest of the Islands of Bourbon and Mau¬ 
ritius, and by the recent successful operations in the Island 
of Java; and that this House doth attribute the brilliant and 
important successes which have crowned our Arms in that 
quarter of the globe to the vigorous system of well-concerted 
measures so wisely adopted and steadily pursued by Gilbert 
Lord Minto. 

Resolved, Nemine Rissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General the Honourable John 
Abercromby, for his able and gallant conduct and meritorious 





BOURBON, MAURITIUS AND JAVA. 


55 


exertions in effecting, with rapidity, the entire Conquest of 
the important Island of Mauritius. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Achmuty, 
for the decision, skill and energy manifested by him in the 
command of the Forces of his Majesty and of the East India 
Company in the late operations in the Island of Java, by 
which the honour of the British Nation has been gloriously 
sustained, and additional lustre has been reflected on the 
reputation of the British Arms. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Vice-Admiral Albemarle Bertie , and to 
Rear-Admiral the Honourable Robert Stopford , for their 
cordial co-operation, and the essential Service rendered by 
them, in the late operations in the Eastern Seas. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-Generals Henry Warde and 
Frederick Augustus Wether all, and to the several Officers of 
the Army, both European and Native, for their gallant 
conduct and meritorious exertions in the late successful 
Military operations in the Eastern Seas. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Commodores William Robert Broughton , 
and Josias Rowley, and to the several Captains and Officers 
of his Majesty’s Naval Forces employed in the late opera¬ 
tions in the Eastern Seas, for their skilful, gallant and 


56 


THANKS OF THE : 1812. 


meritorious exertions in the reduction of the Enemy’s Settle¬ 
ments in that quarter of the globe. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the zeal, discipline and 
bravery uniformly displayed by the Non-commissioned 
Officers and Private Soldiers, both European and Native, 
employed against the Enemy in the several operations in the 
Eastern Seas; and that the same be signified to them by the 
Commanders of the several Corps, who are desired to thank 
them for their gallant behaviour. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth highly 
approve and acknowledge the Services of the Seamen and 
Royal Marines serving on board his Majesty’s Ships employed 
in the late operations in the Eastern Seas; and that the same 
be signified to them by the Captains of the several Ships, who 
are desired to thank them for their gallant behaviour. 


Lunce, 13 ° die Januarii , 1812 . 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
Resolutions of the Thanks of this House, of Friday last (the 
10th January), to the Right honourable Gilbert Lord Minto , 
to Lieutenant-General the Honourable John Abercromby , 
to Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Achmuty , to Vice-Admiral 
Albemarle Bertie , and to Rear-Admiral the Honourable Robert 
Stopford ; and that Lieutenant-General the Honourable John 
Abercromby , Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Achmuty , Vice- 
Admiral Albemarle Bertie , and Rear-Admiral the Honourable 
Robert Stopford, be requested to signify the same to the 
Officers serving under their respective commands in the late 
operations in the Eastern Seas. 





CIUDAD RODRIGO. 


57 


CIUDAD RODRIGO. 

Thanks to General Lord Viscount Wellington, and other 
British and Portuguese Officers, for their Ability and 
indefatigable Exertions during the Siege of Ciudad 
Rodrigo. 


House of Lords - Lunce, 10° die Februarii, 1812. 


—The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General Lord Viscount Wellington , for 
the skill, decision, indefatigable exertion and consummate 
judgment manifested by him in the recent Siege of Ciudad 
Rodrigo, by which that important Fortress has been wrested 
from the Enemy in the short space of eleven days. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Thomas Graham , 
second in command, to Lieutenant-General Thomas Picton , 
Major-General the Honourable Charles Colville, Major- 
General Robert Craufurd , Major-General John Vandeleur , 





58 


THANKS OF THE UOt^0 .* 1812. 


and to Colonel Denis Pack, Brigadier-General in the Portu¬ 
guese Service, for their distinguished exertions during the 
recent Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, which was gloriously termi¬ 
nated by the successful assault, of that important Fortress 
upon the evening of the 19th of January last. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the British and Portuguese 
Forces, who so nobly led the Allied Troops to the assault of 
Ciudad Rodrigo, upon the evening of the 19th of January 
last, and brought the Siege to a speedy and successful termi¬ 
nation, by exertions of the most signal valour and intelligence. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers belonging to the Corps of 
Royal Engineers, and to the Officers belonging to the Royal 
Artillery and Portuguese Artillery, serving under the com¬ 
mand of Lord Viscount Wellington, at the recent Siege of 
Ciudad Rodrigo, for the professional ability and indefatigable 
zeal displayed by them throughout the operation. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth most 
highly acknowledge, and approve of, the distinguished bravery, 
zeal and discipline so conspicuously displayed by the Non¬ 
commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the British and Portu¬ 
guese Forces employed in the glorious assault of Ciudad 
Rodrigo , upon the evening of the 19th of January last, and 
that the same be signified to them by the Commanding 



CIUDAD RODRIGO. 


59 


Officers of the several Corps, who are desired to thank them 
for their gallant and exemplary conduct. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentie/ite y That this House doth highly 
acknowledge, and approve of, the good conduct, spirit of 
enterprize, patience and perseverance manifested by the other 
General Officers, Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and 
Soldiers belonging; to the British and Portuguese Forces 
which served under the command of General Viscount Wel¬ 
lington in the recent Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
Resolutions to General Lord Viscount Wellington , and that 
his Lordship be requested to signify the same to the several 
Officers referred to therein. 


Thanks to Major-General Henry Frederick Campbell, 
and other Officers, for their Services at Ciudad 
Rodrigo. 


Mercurii , 8° die Aprilis , 1812. 

It was moved, That the first Resolution of The House, of 
Monday the 10th of February last, “That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General Lord Viscount Wellington , for the 
skill, decision, indefatigable exertion, and consummate judg¬ 
ment manifested by him in the recent Siege of Ciudad 
Rodrigo , by which that important Fortress lias been wrested 
from the Enemy in the short space of eleven days,” be now 
read :—The same was accordingly read by the Clerk. 

Then it was moved, That the second Resolution of the 
House, of Monday the 10th of February last, “That the 




60 


THANKS OF THE UOrlT0 : 1812. 


Thanks of this House be given to Lieutenant-General Thomas 
Graham , second in command, to Lieutenant-General Thomas 
Picton , Major-General the Honourable Charles Colville f 
Major-General Robert Craufurd , Major-General John Vande- 
leur } and to Colonel Denis Pack , Brigadier-General in the 
Portuguese Service, for their distinguished exertions during 
the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo , which was gloriously terminated 
by the successful assault of that important Fortress upon the 
evening of the 19th of January last,” be now read :—The same 
w r as accordingly read by the Clerk. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the names of Major- 
General Henry Frederick Campbell , Major-General the 
Honourable Charles William Stewart , Major-General Baron 
Low , Major-General James Kemmis , Major-General William 
Borthwick, and Colonel William Maundy Harvey , Brigadier- 
General in the Portuguese Service, be inserted in the second 
Resolution. 





BADAJOZ. 


61 


BADAJOZ. 

Thanks to General the Earl of Wellington, and other 
Officers, for the Military Skill and Professional Ability 
displayed by them at the Siege of Badajoz. 


House of Lords- Luna , 27° die Aprilis, 1812. 

—The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General the Earl of Wellington , for the 
great ability and military skill manifested by him in the recent 
Siege of Badajoz , by which that important Fortress has been 
wrested from the possession of the Enemy. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir William Carr 
Beresford, Knight of the Bath, Lieutenant-General James 
Leith , Lieutenant-General Thomas Picton , Major-General the 
Honourable Charles Stewart , Major-General the Honourable 
Charles Colville , Major-General Barnard Ford Bowes , Major- 
General Andrew Hay , Major-General George Townsend 
Walker , and Major-General James Kempt , and likewise 
to Brigadier-General William Maundy llarvey , Brigadier- 
General Champlemond, and Brigadier-General Manley Power , 
of the Portuguese Service, for their distinguished exertions 
during the recent Siege of Badajoz , which was so gloriously 





62 THANKS OF THE ILOVtrg : 1812. 

terminated by the successful assault of that important For¬ 
tress in the night of the Gth instant. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers belonging to the Corps of 
Royal Engineers, and to the Royal Artillery and Portuguese 
Artillery, serving under the command of the Earl of Wel¬ 
lington at the recent Siege of Badajoz , for the professional 
ability, valour and indefatigable zeal displayed by them 
throughout this arduous operation. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the British and Portuguese 
Forces employed in the recent Siege of Badajoz , for the 
valour, zeal and ability displayed by them throughout that 
arduous operation, and particularly in the glorious capture of 
the place by assault in the night of the Gth instant. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
acknowledge, and approve of, the distinguished bravery, zeal 
and discipline manifested by the Non-commissioned Officers 
and Soldiers of the British and Portuguese Forces employed 
in the recent Siege of Badajoz, and particularly in the 
glorious capture of that place by assault in the night of the 
Gth instant. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do transmit the said 
Resolutions to General the Earl of Wellington , and that his 
Lordship be desired to communicate the same to the Generals 
and Allied Armies employed in the late Siege and Capture of 
Badajoz. 




SALAMANCA. 


63 


SALAMANCA. 

Thanks to General the Marquis of Wellington, for his dis¬ 
tinguished Services during the Campaign, and especially 
for the glorious and decisive Victory near Salamanca; 
and to Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton, 
and other Officers, on the same occasion. 


H ouse of Lords - Jovis , 3° die Decembris, 1812. 

— The Army.— 

Resolved , Remine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General the Marquis of Wellington , for the 
many and great Services which he has rendered to this King¬ 
dom, and to his Majesty’s Allies, during the late Campaign; 
and more particularly for the glorious and decisive Victory 
obtained near Scdamanca , by the Allied Army under his 
Lordship’s command, upon the 22d of July last, whereby the 
French power in Spain has been essentially diminished, the 
Siege of Cadiz has been raised, and the Southern Provinces 
of the Peninsula have been rescued from the hands of the 
Enemy. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton, 
Lieutenant-General James Leith , and Lieutenant-General the 
Honourable Galbraith Lowry Colej and to Major-Generals 
Henry Clinton , Henry Frederick Campbell , Baron Bock , 





64 


THANKS OF THE HOt tr# .* 1812. 


Victor Baron Alten, Baron Low, Charles Baron Alten, John 
Hope, George Anson, William Anson, John Ormsby Van - 
deleur, I. H. C. De JBernewitz, the Honourable Edward 
Pakenham, and William Henry Pringle, and to the several 
other Officers, for their distinguished exertions in the Battle 
of Salamanca, upon the 22d of July last, which terminated in 
a glorious and decisive Victory over the Enemy’s Arms. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
acknowledge, and highly approve, of the distinguished valour 
and discipline displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers of the Forces serving under the command 
of General the Marquis of Wellington, in the glorious Victory 
obtained upon the 22d of July last near Salamanca ; and that 
the same be signified to them by the Commanding Officers of 
the several Corps, who are desired to thank them for their 
gallant and exemplary behaviour. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the zeal, courage and discipline dis¬ 
played by the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and 
Private Soldiers of the Portuguese Forces serving under the 
command of General the Marquis of Wellington, in the 
glorious Victory obtained upon the 22d of July last near 
Salamanca. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
Resolutions to General the Marquis of Wellington , and that the 
Marquis of Wellington be desired to signify the same to the Gene¬ 
rals commanding the Allied Army at the Battle of Salamanca. 



SALAMANCA. 


65 


Thanks to Marshal Sir William Carr Beresford, and 
other Officers, for their Services at Salamanca. 


Veneris, 5° die Februarii, 1813. 

It was moved, That the Resolution of this House of the 
3d day of December last, u That the Thanks of this House be 
given to Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton , Lieutenant- 
General James Leith , and Lieutenant-General the Honourable 
Galbraith Lowry Cole , and to Major-Generals Henry Clinton , 
Henry Frederick Campbell , Baron Bock , Victor Baron Alten, 
Baron Low , Charles Baron Alten, John Hope , George Anson , 
William Anson , Jo/m Ormsby Vandeleur , /. ZL. C. De Berne- 
witz , the Honourable Edward Pakenham , and William Henry 
Pringle , and to the several other Officers, for their distin¬ 
guished exertions in the Battle of Salamanca , upon the 22d 
of July last, which terminated in a glorious and decisive Vic¬ 
tory over the Enemy’s Army,” be now read :— The same was 
accordingly read by the Clerk. 

And notice being taken, That the names of Marshal Sir 
William Carr Beresford, Knight of the Most honourable Order 
of the Bath, Brigadier-General the Conde De Rezende , Briga¬ 
dier-General Denis Pack , Brigadier-General Manley Power , 
Brigadier-General William Frederick Sprye , Brigadier-General 
Benjamin D’ Urban, and Brigadier-General Bradford , were 
omitted in the said Resolution ; 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Marshal Sir William Carr Beresford, Knight 
of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, to Brigadier- 
General the Ccnde De Rezende, and to Colonel Denis Pack, 
Colonel Thomas Bradford , Colonel Manley Power, Lieutenant- 

E 



66 


THANKS OF THE UOlU0 J 1813. 


Colonel William Frederick Sprye , and Lieutenant-Colonel 
Benjamin D’Urban, Brigadiers-General in the Service of 
Portugal, for their distinguished exertions in the Battle of 
4 Salamanca , upon the 22 d of July last, which terminated in 
a glorious and decisive Victory over the Enemy’s Army. 


VITTORIA. 

Thanks to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, 
and other Officers, for the Energy and Valour evinced 
by them in the glorious Victory near Vittoria. 


House of Lords - Mercurii, 7° die Julii, 1813. 


— The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington , 
Knight of the Most noble Order of the Garter, for the energy 
and distinguished ability with which he hath conducted the 
late operations of the Allied Forces in Spain , and particularly 
for the splendid and decisive Victory obtained upon the 21 st 
day of June last, near Vittoria , when the French Army was 







VITTORI A. 


67 


completely routed, with the loss of all its Artillery, Stores 
and Baggage. 

Resolved, JVemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham, 
Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill , Lieutenant-General 
the Earl of Dalhousie, Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, 
Lieutenant-General Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, and Lieutenant- 
General the Honourable William Stewart; to Major-General 
George Baron Hock, Major-General Charles Baron Alten, 
Major-General the Honourable Charles Colville, Major-Ge¬ 
neral George Anson, Major-General John Osivald, Major- 
General John Ormsby Vandeleur, Major-General George 
Murray, Major-General Frederick Philips Robinson, Major- 
General Lord Aylmer, and to the several other Officers of 
his Majesty’s Service, for their great exertions upon the 
21st of June last, when the French Army was completely 
defeated by the Allied Forces under the Marquis of Wel¬ 
lington's command. 

Resolved, JVemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Marshal Sir William Carr Beresford, 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, and to 
the several General Officers and Officers of the Portuguese 
Service, who were present at the glorious Battle of Vittoma, 
upon the 21st day of June last, for their great exertions 
upon that occasion, when the French Army was completely 
defeated by the Allied Forces under the Marquis of 


68 


THANKS OF THE : 1813. 


Wellington's command ; and that Field Marshal the 
Marquis of Wellington be desired to convey to them the 
present Resolution. 

jR esolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
acknowledge, and highly approve of, the distinguished zeal, 
valour and discipline displayed by the Non-commissioned 
Officers and Private Soldiers of his Majesty’s Forces 
serving under the command of General the Marquis of 
Wellington, in the glorious Victory obtained upon the 21st of 
June last, near Vittoria; and that the same be signified to 
them by the Commanding Officers of the several Corps, who 
are desired to thank them for their gallant and exemplary 
behaviour. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the zeal, courage and discipline displayed 
by the Non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers of 
the Portuguese Forces serving under the command of General 
the Marquis of Wellington , in the glorious Victory obtained 
upon the 21st of June last, near Vittoria', and that the same 
be signified to them by the Commanding Officers of the 
several Corps, who are desired to thank them for their gallant 
and exemplary behaviour. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the distinguished zeal, valour and good 
conduct displayed by the several General Officers, Officers, 
Non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers of the 


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Spanish Forces who served under the command of the Mar¬ 
quis or Wellington , in the splendid and decisive Victory 
obtained over the French Army upon the 21st of June 
last, near Vittoria ; and that Field Marshal the Marquis of 
Wellington be desired to communicate to them the present 
Resolution. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington , and 
that the Marquis of Wellington be requested to signify the same 
to the Generals and other Officers referred to therein. 


PENINSULA. 

(Saint Sebastian, and other Services.) 

Thanks to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, 
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham, and other 
Officers, for their eminent Services on the several 
glorious occasions on which they were employed in the 
Peninsula. 


House of Lords - Luncc , 8° die Novembris, 1813. 


—The Army. — 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente y That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington , 
Knight of the Most noble Order of the Garter, for the 

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THANKS OF THE UOV&0 : 1813. 


consummate ability, indefatigable exertion, and admirable 
judgment displayed by him in the operations which succeeded 
the Battle of Vittoria, by which the Enemy have been com¬ 
pelled to abandon the Western Provinces of Spain, and the 
Allied Army finally established on the Frontier of France. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 

» 

House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham, 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for the 
eminent Services performed by him in the course of the late 
Military operations in Spain, particularly for the ability, enter- 
prize and perseverance with which he conducted the Siege 
and Capture of the Town and Castle of Saint Sebastian. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said Resolution to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham. 

Resolved, Remine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-Generals Sir Stapleton Cotton, 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, Sir 
Rowland Hill, Knight of the Most honourable Order of 
the Bath, Marshal Sir William Carr Ideresford, Knight of the 
Most honourable Order of the Bath, Lieutenant-Generals 
George Earl of Dalhousie, Knight of the Most honourable 
Order of the Bath, Sir Thomas Piet on, Knight of the Most 
honourable Order of the Bath, the Honourable Sir Galbraith 
Lowry Cole, Knight of the Most honourable Order of the 
Bath, the Honourable Sir William Stewart, Knight of the 
Most honourable Order of the Bath; Major-Generals William 


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71 


Anson, Sir George Murray, Knight of the Most honourable 
Order of the Bath, Quartermaster-General James Kempt, 
the Honourable Sir Edward M. Pahenham, Knight of the 
Most honourable Order of the Bath, William Henry Pringle, 
Edward Barnes, William Inglis, John Byng, Denis Pack, 
Robert Ross, and Brigadier-General Archibald Campbell, 
of the Portuguese Service, for the valour, steadiness and 
exertion so successfully displayed by them in repelling the 
repeated attacks made on the positions of the Allied Army 
by the whole French Force under the command of Marshal 
Soult between the 25 th July and 1st of August last. 


Resolved, JYemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir James Leith, Knight 
of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, Major-Generals 
John Oswald, Edward Philips Robinson, William Frederick 
Sprye, Andrew Flay, and Brigadier-General Wilson, of the 
Portuguese Service, for their distinguished intrepidity and 
gallant perseverance in the late Siege and Capture of the 
Town and Castle of San Sebastian. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of his Majesty’s Forces serving 
in Spain under the command of Field Marshal the Marquis 
of Wellington, for the distinguished valour, zeal and ability 
displayed by them on the several glorious occasions on which 
they have been employed, from the date of the Battle of 


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THANKS OF THE iLOt&0 : 1813. 


Viltoria to that of the establishment of the Allied Army on 
the Frontier of France. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge, and approve of, the distinguished bra¬ 
very, zeal and discipline manifested by the Non-commissioned 
Officers and Soldiers of his Majesty’s Forces serving in 
Spain, under the command of Field Marshal the Marquis of 
Wellington , on the several glorious occasions on which they 
have been employed, from the date of the Battle of Vittoria 
to the establishment of the Allied Army on the Frontier of 
France. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the able Services performed by the 
several General Officers, Officers, Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers of the Spanish Forces serving under the 
command of Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, during 
the whole of the operations which have succeeded the Battle 
of Vittoria , and particularly for the very distinguished valour 
and good conduct displayed by them in the repulse of the 
Enemy’s most desperate attack on the whole front of the 
position of the Spanish Troops on the Heights of San Marcial, 
on the 31st of August last, and in their attack on the Enemy’s 
position on the right Bank of the Bidassoa, on the 7th October 
1813. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the zeal, valour and discipline which the 


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73 


Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Private Soldiers of 
the Portuguese Forces, under the immediate command of 
Marshal Sir William Carr Beresford, have, to their lasting 
honour, eminently displayed in every enterprise and action 
since the Battle of Vittoria. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington , 
and that the Marquis of Wellington be requested to signify the 
same to the Generals and other Officers referred to therein. 


ORTHES. 

Thanks to Field Marshal the Most honourable Arthur 
Marquis of Wellington, and other Officers, for their 
distinguished Valour in the Battle of Orthes. 


House of Lords - Jovis , 24 ° die Martii, 1814. 


—The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Field Marshal the Most honourable 
Arthur Marquis of Wellington , for the additional proofs of 
his consummate ability, experience and distinguished valour 
displayed in the late Battle at Orthes, on the 27 th of February 







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THANKS OF THE UOtU0 : 1814. 


last, and in the operations leading to and immediately con¬ 
nected with that Engagement, which terminated in the signal 
defeat of the Enemy, and in the occupation of Bordeaux by 
the Allied Forces. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-Generals Sir Stapleton Cotton, 
Sir Rowland Hilly Sir William Carr Beresford, Sir Thomas 
Pictoriy the Honourable Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, the 
Honourable Sir William Stewart , and Sir Henry Clinton , 
Knights of the Most honourable Order of the Bath; to 
Major-Generals Charles Baron Alten, Henry Fane, William 
Anson, George Townsend Walker, Sir George Murray, 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, James 
Kempt, the Honourable Sir Edward M. P alien ham, Knight 
of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, William Henry 
Pringle, Edward Barnes, William Inglis, John Byng, Thomas 
Brisbane, Denis Pack, Lord Edward Somerset, Robert Ross, 
John Lambert, and to the several other Officers serving under 
the command of Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, 
for their able and distinguished conduct throughout the 
operations which concluded with the entire defeat of the 
Enemy at Orthes, on the 27th of February last, and the 
occupation of Bordeaux by the Allied Forces. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
acknowledge and approve the zeal, courage and discipline 
manifested by the Non-commissioned Officers and Private 


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75 


Soldiers of his Majesty’s Forces serving under the command 
of Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington , in the opera¬ 
tions which concluded with the entire defeat of the Enemy 
at Orthes, on the 27th of February last. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
acknowledge the zeal and continued exertions manifested by 
the General Officers, Officers, Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers, of the Portuguese Army serving under 
the command of Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, 
in the Battle at Orthes, on the 27th of last month, and in the 
operations immediately leading to that engagement, in which 
the Enemy’s Forces were completely defeated. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
acknowledge the meritorious exertions and good conduct of 
the General Officers, Officers, Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers of such part of the Spanish Forces 
serving under the command of Field Marshal the Marquis 
of Wellington, as were employed in co-operating in the 
movements which immediately led to the entire defeat of 
the Enemy at Orthes, on the 27th of February last. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said Resolutions to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington , 
and that the Marquis of Wellington be requested to signify the 
same to the Generals and other Officers referred to therein. 




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THANKS OF THE HOt*&0 : 1814. 


DUKE OF WELLINGTON. 

Thanks to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, 
and Congratulations on his Return from his Command 
Abroad. 

House of Lords - Luna , 27° die Junii , 1814. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington , on 
his return from his Command abroad, for his eminent and 
unremitting service to his Majesty and to the Public; and 
that the Lord Chancellor do deliver the same to his Lordship 
when his Grace shall be in his place in this House. 


L Thanks to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington 

(in his Place.) 

Martis , 28° die Junii , 1814. 

The Duke of Wellington being in his place, the Lord Chan¬ 
cellor, in pursuance of the Order of yesterday (27 June), gave 
his Grace the Thanks of this House, as follows; (videlicet) 

My Lord, 

Baron Douro, of Wellesley, 

Viscount Wellington, of Talavera and Wellington, 
Earl of Wellington, 

Marquis Douro and Wellington, 

Duke of Wellington, 

I have received the commands of this House, which, I am 
persuaded, has witnessed with infinite satisfaction your Grace’s 







DUKE OF WELLINGTON. 


77 


personal introduction into this august Assembly, to return 
your Grace the Thanks and Acknowledgments of this 
House for your great and eminent Services to your King 
and Country. 

In the execution of these commands, I cannot forbear to 
call the especial attention of all who hear me to a fact in your 
Grace’s life, singular, I believe, in the history of the Country, 
and infinitely honourable to your Grace, that you have 
manifested, upon your first entrance into this House, your 
right, under various grants, to all the dignities in the Peerage 
of this Realm, which the Crown can confer. These dignities 
have been conferred at various periods, but in the short com¬ 
pass of little more than four years, for great public Services, 
occurring in rapid succession, claiming the favour of the 
Crown, influenced by its sense of justice to your Grace and 
the Country; and on no one occasion in which the Crown 
has thus rewarded your merits, have the Houses of Parlia¬ 
ment been inattentive to your demands upon the gratitude of 
the Country : upon all such occasions they have offered to 
your Grace their Acknowledgments and Thanks, the highest 
honours they could bestow. 

I decline all attempts to state your Grace’s eminent merits 
in your Military character, to represent those brilliant actions, 
those illustrious achievements, which have attached immor¬ 
tality to the name of Wellington, and which have given to 
this Country a degree of glory unexampled in the annals of 
this Kingdom. 


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THANKS OF THE 3L0tfr$ : 1814. 


In thus acting, I believe, I best consult the feelings which 
evince your Grace’s title to the character of a truly great and 
illustrious man. 

My duty to this House cannot but make me most anxious 
not to fall short of the expectation which The House may 
have formed as to the execution of what may have been com¬ 
mitted to me on this great occasion; but the most anxious 
consideration which I have given to the nature of that duty 
has convinced me, that I cannot more effectually do justice to 
the judgment of The House than by referring your Grace to 
the terms and language in which The House has so repeatedly 
expressed its own sense of the distinguished and consummate 
wisdom and judgment, the skill and ability, the prompt 
energy, the indefatigable exertion, the perseverance, the for¬ 
titude, and the valour by which the Victories of Vimiera, 
Talavera, Salamanca, and Vittoria, were achieved ; by which 
the Sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz were gloriously 
terminated; by which the deliverance of Portugal was effec ¬ 
tuated ; by which the ever-memorable establishment of the 
Allied Armies on the Frontiers of France was accomplished ; 
armies pushing forward, in the glory of victory at Orthes, to 
the occupation of Bordeaux. 

These achievements, in their immediate consequence infi¬ 
nitely beneficial to the common cause, have, in the final 
results, secured the peace, prosperity and glory of this 
Country, whilst your Grace’s example has animated to great 
exertions the other Nations of Europe; exertions rescuing them 


DUKE OF WELLINGTON. 


70 


from tyranny, and restoring them to independence, by which 
there has been ultimately established among all the Nations of 
Europe that balance of power, which, giving sufficient strength 
to every Nation, provides that no Nation shall be too strong. 

I presume not to trespass upon The House by representing 
the personal satisfaction which I have derived from being the 
honoured instrument of conveying to your Grace the Acknow¬ 
ledgments and Thanks of this House, upon every occasion 
upon which they have been offered to your Grace, or by 
endeavouring to represent the infinite gratification which I 
enjoy in thus offering, on the behalf of The House, on this 
day, to your Grace, in person, those Acknowledgments and 
those Thanks. Your Grace is now called to aid hereafter, by 
your wisdom and judgment, the great Council of that Nation, 
to the peace, prosperity and glory of which your Grace has 
already so essentially contributed ; and I tender your Grace, 
now taking your seat in this House, in obedience to its com¬ 
mands, the Thanks of The House in the words of its Resolution, 
“ That the Thanks of this House be given to Field Marshal 
the Duke of Wellington, on his return from his Command 
abroad, for his eminent and unremitting service to his 
Majesty and to the Public.” 

Then the Duke of Wellington replied as follows: 

My Lords, 

I have to perform a duty to which I feel myself very inadequate, 
to return your Lordships my thanks for this fresh mark of your 
approbation of my conduct, and of your favour. 


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THANKS OF THE HOltf# : 1814. 


I assure your Lordships, that I am entirely overcome by the 
honours which have been conferred upon me, and by the favour 
with which I have been received in this Country by the Prince 
Regent, by your Lordships, and by the Public. 

In truth, my Lords, when I reflect upon the advantages which I 
enjoyed, in the confidence reposed in me, and the support afforded 
by the Government, and by his Royal Highness the Commander- 
in-Chief, in the cordial assistance which I invariably received upon 
all occasions from my gallant friends the General Officers of the 
Army, who are an honour to their country, the gallantry and disci¬ 
pline of the Troops, and in the manner in which I was encouraged 
and excited to exertion by the protection and gracious favour of the 
Prince, I cannot but consider, that however great the difficulties 
with which I had to contend, the means to contend with them were 
equal to overcome them; and I am apprehensive that I shall not be 
found so deserving of your favour as I wish. 

If, however, my merit is not great, my gratitude is unbounded ; 
and I can only assure your Lordships, that you will always find me 
ready to serve his Majesty to the utmost of my ability, in any 
capacity in which my services can be at all useful to this great 
country. 




SERVICES DURING THE WAR. 


81 


SERVICES during THE CONTINENTAL WAR. 

Th anks to the Navy, Army and Marines; to the Militia; 
to the Local Militia, Volunteer Cavalry, &c., for 
their meritorious Services during the Continental 
War. 


House of Lords- Martis , 5° die Julii y 1814. 


—Navy, Army and Marines.— 

Resolved , JYemine JDissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the Navy, Army and 
Marines, for the meritorious and eminent Services which 
they have rendered to their King and Country during the 
course of the War. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth highly 
approve and acknowledge the Services of the Petty Officers 
and Non-commissioned Officers and Men employed in his 
Majesty’s Navy, Army and Marines, during the course of 
the War; and that the same be communicated to them by 
the Commanders of the several Ships and Corps, who are 

F 





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THANKS OF THE UortJ# : 1814. 


respectively desired to thank those under their command for 
their exemplary and gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do signify the said Reso¬ 
lutions, by Letter, to the Commissioners for executing the Office 
of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, and to the 
Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty’s 
Forces. 


—Militia.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the several Corps of Militia 
which have been embodied in Great Britain and Ireland 
during the course of the War, for the seasonable and meri¬ 
torious Services which they have rendered to their King and 
Country. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That this House doth highly 
approve and acknowledge the Services of the Non-commis¬ 
sioned Officers and Men of the several Corps of Militia 
which have been embodied in Great Britain and Ireland 
during the course of the War ; and that the same be commu¬ 
nicated to them by the Commanding Officers of the several 
Corps, who are desired to thank them for their meritorious 
conduct. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said Resolutions, by Letter, to the Secretary of State for the 
Home Department, in order to be by him communicated to the 
Colonel or Commanding Officer of each respective Corps. 



SERVICES DURING THE WAR. 


83 


—Local Militia, and Yeomanry and Volunteer 
Cavalry and Infantry.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the several Corps of Local 
Militia, and of Yeomanry and Volunteer Cavalry and 
Infantry, which have been formed in Great Britain and 
Ireland during the course of the War, for the seasonable and 
eminent Services they have rendered to their King and 
Country. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
approve and acknowledge the Services of the Non-commis¬ 
sioned Officers and Men of the several Corps of Local 
Militia, and of Yeomanry and Volunteer Cavalry and 
Infantry, which have been formed in Great Britain and 
Ireland during the course of the War; and that the same be 
communicated to them by the Colonels and other Commanding 
Officers of the several Corps, who are desired to thank them 
for their meritorious conduct. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said Resolutions, by Letter, to the Secretary of State for the 
Home Department, in order to be by him communicated to his 
Majesty’s Lieutenants of each County, Riding and Place in 
Great Britain, and to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of 
that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland. 




84 


THANKS OF THE : 1815. 


WATERLOO. 

Than ks to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, 
General his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, 
Marshal Prince Blucher, and other Officers, for the 
unexampled Valour and Intrepidity manifested by them 
in the glorious Victory at Waterloo. 


House of Lords - Veneris, 23° die Junii , 1815. 

— The Army.— 

Resolved, JVemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, 
Knight of the Most noble Order of the Garter, for the con¬ 
summate ability, unexampled exertion, and irresistible ardour 
displayed by him on the 18th of June, on which day the 
decisive Victory over the Enemy, commanded by Buonaparte 
in person, was obtained by his Grace, with the Allied Troops 
under his command, and in conjunction with the Troops 
under the command of Marshal Prince Blucher, whereby the 
Military glory of the British Nation has been exalted, and 
the Territory of his Majesty’s Ally, the King of the Nether¬ 
lands, has been protected from invasion and spoil. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General his Royal Highness the Prince 
of Orange. Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable 
Military Order of the Bath ; Lieutenant-Generals the Earl of 





WATERLOO. 


85 


Uxbridge , Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable 
Military Order of the Bath, Lord Hill , Knight Grand Cross 
of the Most honourable Military Order of the Bath, Sir 
Henry Clinton , Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable 
Military Order of the Bath, Charles Baron Alien , Knight 
Commander of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath; Major-Generals Sir Henry Hinuber , Knight Com¬ 
mander of the Most honourable Military Order of the Bath, 
Sir John Ormsby Vandeleur, Knight Commander of the Most 
honourable Military Order of the Bath, George Cooke , Sir 
James Kempt , Knight Commander of the Most honourable 
Military Order of the Bath, Sir William Dornberg, Knight 
Commander of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, Sir Edward Barnes , Knight Commander of the Most 
honourable Military Order of the Bath, Sir John Byng f 
Knight Commander of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath, Sir Denis JPack , Knight Commander of the 
Most honourable Military Order of the Bath, Lord Edward 
Somersetj Knight Commander of the Most honourable 
Military Order of the Bath, Sir John Lambert , Knight 
Commander of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, Sir Colquhoun Grant , Knight Commander of the 
Most honourable Military Order of the Bath, Peregrine 
Maitland , Sir Colin Halkett , Knight Commander of the 
Most honourable Military Order of the Bath, Frederick 
Adam , Sir R. H. Vivian , Knight Commander of the Most 
honourable Military Order of the Bath, and to the several 

Officers under their command, for their indefatigable zeal 

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THANKS OF THE UOrfr# : 1815. 


and exertions upon the 18th of June, when the French Army, 
commanded by Buonaparte, received a signal and complete 
defeat. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
acknowledge and highly approve the distinguished valour 
and discipline displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers of his Majesty’s Forces serving under 
the command of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, in 
the glorious Victory obtained upon the 18th of June. * 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the General Officers, Officers and Men of the 
Allied Forces, serving under the immediate command of Field 
Marshal the Duke of Wellington, for the distinguished valour 
and intrepidity displayed by them upon the 18th of June. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Marshal Prince Blucher and the Prussian 
Army under his command, for the cordial and timely assist¬ 
ance afforded by them on the 18th of June, to which the 
successful result of that arduous day is so mainly to be 
attributed. 

Lunas, 26° die Junii, 1815. 

i 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
several Resolutions of Thanks of Friday last (23 June) to 
Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington and others, to his 
Grace the Duke of Wellington, and that his Grace be 
requested to signify the same to the General and other Officers 
referred to therein. 





ALGIERS. 


87 


ALGIERS. 

Thanks to Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth, and other 
Officers, for their gallant Conduct in the decisive Attack 
on the Batteries and Naval Force of Algiers. 


House of Lords - Lunas, 3° die Februarii , 1817. 


—The Navy.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth , Knight 
Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, for his able and gallant conduct in the successful and 
decisive attack on the Batteries and Naval Force of Algiers, 
on the 27th August 1816. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do give his Lordship the 
same, when he is in his place in this House. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral Sir David Milne , Knight 
Commander of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, and to the several Captains and Officers of the Fleet 
employed on that memorable occasion; and that Admiral 
Viscount Exmouth do signify the same to them. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
acknowledge and highly approve the Services of the Sea¬ 
men and Royal Marines serving in the Fleet before Algiers, 





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THANKS OF THE iLOtfr# : 1817. 


on the 27th August 181G; and that the Captains and Com¬ 
manders of the several Ships do signify the same to their 
respective Crews, and do thank them for their meritorious 
and gallant conduct. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the said 
two last Resolutions to Admiral Viscount Exmouth. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Vice-Admiral Baron Van de Capellen, 
and the Naval Forces of his Majesty the King of the Nether¬ 
lands, under the Vice-Admiral’s command, for their cordial 
assistance and co-operation in the attack on Algiers, on the 
27th August 1816. 

Ordered , That Viscount Exmouth do communicate the said 
Resolution to Vice-Admiral Baron De Capellen. 


Mercurii , 5° die Februarii , 1817. 

It was moved, That the Resolution of Monday last (the 
3d February) “ That the Thanks of this House be given to Rear- 
Admiral Sir David Milne, Knight Commander of the Most 
honourable Military Order of the Bath, and to the several 
Captains and Officers of the Fleet employed on that memorable 
occasion; and that Admiral Viscount Exmoutli do signify the 
same to them,” be now read:—The same was accordingly read 
by the Clerk. 

And notice being taken that the words, “ and the Officers 
of Engineers and Royal Artillery,” -were omitted in the said 
Resolution; 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral Sir David Milne, Knight 
Commander of the Most honourable Military Order of the 



ALGIERS. 


89 


Bath, and to the several Captains and Officers of the Fleet, 
and the Officers of the Engineers and Royal Artillery employed 
on that memorable occasion; and that Admiral Viscount 
Exmouth do signify the same to them. 

It was moved, That the Resolution of Monday last (the 
3d February), “ That this House doth acknowledge and highly 
approve the Services of the Seamen and Royal Marines serving 
in the Fleet before Algiers , on the 27th August 1816; and 
that the Captains and Commanders of the several Ships do 
signify the same to their respective Crews, and do thank them 
for their meritorious and gallant conduct,” be now read:— 
The same was accordingly read by the Clerk. 

And notice being taken that the words, u and the Detach¬ 
ments of Royal Sappers, Miners, and Royal Artillery,” were 
omitted in the said Resolution ; 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
acknowledge and highly approve the Services of the Seamen 
and Royal Marines, and the Detachment of Royal Sappers, 
Miners and Royal Artillery serving in the Fleet before Algiers , 
on the 27 th August 1816 ; and that the Captains and Com¬ 
manders of the several Ships do signify the same to their 
respective Crews, and do thank them for their meritorious 
and gallant conduct. 

Thanks to Viscount Exmouth (in his Place), for Services 

at Algiers. 

Mercurii , 5° die Fehruarii , 1817. 

The Viscount Exmouth being in his place, the Lord Chan¬ 
cellor, in pursuance of the Order of this House on Monday last 
(3 February), gave his Lordship the Thanks of The House as 
follows ; (videlicet) 




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THANKS OF THE ILOttf# : 1817. 


Viscount Exmouth, 

* 

This House, in the discharge of its great public duties, 
thought its earliest attention due to the claims which you had 
acquired to the gratitude of The House and the Kingdom, 
by your gallant and able conduct in carrying into effect the 
determination of this Country to liberate all Christian Slaves 
in the Territory of Algiers, and to abolish by treaty Christian 
Slavery for ever. 

This measure, most interesting to humanity, has reflected 
the highest honour upon the name and character of the 
British Nation. 

» 

The House has learnt, in the course of its deliberations, that 
the plan of this great achievement was formed by the skill 
and judgment of your Lordship: the World knows that it 
was accomplished by your intrepidity and valour. 

This display of those great qualities of skill, valour and 
intrepidity cannot fail to transmit to posterity your Lordship’s 
name, together with those of the illustrious men who have 
established the Naval glory of your Country. 

I cannot presume to detain The House by expressing the 
infinite satisfaction which I personally feel in communicating 
to your Lordship those Thanks which are intended to do 
honour to your Lordship’s high character, and I therefore pro¬ 
ceed to read to you the Resolution of this House: 

“ Resolved , JYemine Dissentiente, by the Lords Spiritual and 
Temporal, in Parliament assembled, That the Thanks of this 


ALGIERS. 


91 


House be given to Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth , Knight 
Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, for his able and gallant conduct in the successful and 
decisive attack on the Batteries and Naval Force of Algiers, 
on the 27th August 181G.” 

Then the Viscount Exmouth replied as follows : 

My Lords, 

After the high eulogiums which have fallen from the Noble Lord, 
it is impossible I can offer myself to the notice of your Lordships 
without considerable embarrassment; but however inadequate my 
language may prove to convey in suitable terms the expressions of 
my obligation for the high and distinguished honour this moment 
conferred upon me, yet I confidently rely, through the indulgence 
of the Noble Lords by whom I am surrounded, that I shall receive 
from them entire credit for the feelings of respect and gratitude 
with which I am animated for this public and high testimony of 
their approbation ; and I should be less than man, if, in a moment 
like the present, I was not overwhelmed by my sense of the obliga¬ 
tion. Honoured, through the gracious condescension and favour of 
his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting on behalf of his 
Majesty, with a seat within these walls, and acknowledged as my 
humble and feeble services are at this moment by the highest Assem¬ 
bly in the world, it is impossible that language can convey an 
adequate description of my feelings. 

My Lords, my zealous and faithful endeavours have been devoted 
for forty years, with little intermission, to the service of my Country, 
and have ultimately been crowned on the late occasion with a suc¬ 
cess ascribable, under Divine Providence, to the able assistance of my 
gallant associates Rear-Admiral Sir David Milne and Vice-Admiral 
Van de Capellen, and to the intrepid bravery, the manly persever¬ 
ance and unshaken fortitude of those gallant Captains, Officers and 
Men of both Nations, by whom I had the honour to be surrounded ; 
and I believe I may venture to assert, without contradiction, that 


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THANKS OF THE UOrlT# : 1817. 


the annals of the Navy cannot produce an instance when the flag 1 of 
a British Admiral was more nobly supported and upheld ; and it 
has had for its reward the favour of the Prince Regent acting on 
behalf of his Majesty, and the Approbation and Thanks of this 
House, the highest honour any Officer can receive from his Country. 
They will cherish in me the proud desire of devoting the remainder 
of my life to uphold the honour of that Service which has thus 
elevated me to the notice of their Lordships. 

To the Noble Lord who has in such dignified and impressive terms 
conveyed the Resolution of their Lordships, I can but faintly express 
my grateful thanks ; but the recollection of them w r ill ever be.fresh 
in my mind, and will no doubt animate the future exertions of myself 
and all the gallant Officers and Men I had the honour to command 
on the Service which has been thus highly estimated ; and it will be 
my pride, as it is my pleasing duty, to convey to my gallant friends 
Rear-Admiral Sir David Milne and that zealous Officer Vice-Admiral 
Van de Capellen, who is not less conspicuous for his unshaken 
loyalty to his Prince, during an exile of twenty years, than for his 
gallant exertions in the service of his Country, the flattering testi¬ 
mony of their Lordships’ approbation and Thanks, which I am con¬ 
fident will be received by them all, as it is by me, with feelings of 
gratitude, duty and devotion to our Country, whenever our services 
are required. 




EAST INDIES: NEPAUL. 


93 


EAST INDIES. 

(Nepaul.) 

Thanks to General the Marquis of Hastings, Major- 
General Sir David Ochterlony, and other Officers, 
for the Valour and Perseverance displayed by them in 
the Operations against Nepaul. 


House of Lords- Jovis, 6° die Februarii , 1817 . 


— The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General the Marquis of Hastings , Knight 
of the Most noble Order of the Garter, Governor-General of 
the Possessions in the East Indies, and Commander-in-Chief 
of the Forces there, for his judicious arrangements in the 
plan and direction of the Military operations against Nepaul, 
by which the War was brought to a successful issue, and 
Peace established upon just and honourable terms. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Sir David Ochterlony, 
Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath, for the skill, valour, and perseverance displayed 
by him in the late War with Nepaul, to which the successful 





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THANKS OF THE iLotfJ# : 1817. 


result of that contest is mainly to be ascribed ; and also to 
the several Officers of the Army, both European and Native, 
for the bravery and discipline displayed by them in that 
arduous contest. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the general discipline and 
bravery displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers and 
Private Soldiers, both European and Native, employed 
against the Troops of Nepaul ; and that the same be signified 
to them by the Commanders of the several Corps, who are 
desired to thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said Resolutions to the Marquis of Hastings , and that his 
Lordship be requested to signify the same to the several 
Officers referred to therein. 





EAST INDIES : PINDARRIES, &C. 


95 


EAST INDIES. 

(Overthrow and Suppression of the Pindarries, &c.) 

Thanks to General the Marquis of Hastings, Lieutenant- 
General Sir Thomas LIislop, and other Officers, for 
their brilliant and glorious Services throughout the 
Campaign in India. 


House of Lords - Martis , 2° die Martii, 1819. 

—The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General the Marquis of Hastings, Knight 
of the Most noble Order of the Garter, and Knight Grand 
Cross of the Most honourable Military Order of the Bath, 
Governor-General of the British Possessions in the East 
Indies, and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces there, for the 
promptitude and vigour displayed by him in the overthrow 
and suppression of the Pindarries, and for those eminently 
skilful and judicious Military arrangements which enabled 
him to defeat the hostile aggressions of the Mahratta Princes, 
in a Campaign marked by a series of brilliant and decisive 
successes highly honourable to the British Arms. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Hisloj), 





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THANKS OF THE iLOtU#: 1819. 


Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath; Major-Generals Sir Dyson Marshall, Knight 
Commander of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, Knight Commander of the 
Most honourable Military Order of the Bath, Sir William 
Grant Keir, and Thomas Browne ; Brigadier-Generals Thomas 
Munro, Companion of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath, John Doveton, Companion of the Most hon¬ 
ourable Military Order of the Bath, Sir John Malcolm, 
Knight Commander of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath, Lionel Smith, Companion of the Most 
honourable Military Order of the Bath, and to the several 
Officers engaged in the late operations in the East Indies, 
for their indefatigable zeal and exertions throughout a long 
and eventful Campaign. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the general discipline and bra¬ 
very displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers and Private 
Soldiers, both European and Native, employed in the late 
Campaign in the East Indies ; and that the same be signified 
to them by the Commanders of the several Corps, who are 
desired to thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered, That the said Resolutions be transmitted by The 
Speaker to the Marquis of Hastings , and that his Lordship 
be requested to communicate the same to the several Officers 
referred to therein. 




EAST indies: bhurtpore and ava. 


97 


EAST INDIES. 

(Bhurtpore and Ava.) 

Thanks to General Lord Viscount Combermere, Com¬ 
modore Sir James Brisbane, and other Officers, for 
their indefatigable Zeal and gallant Conduct throughout 
the War in India. 


House of Lords - Luna, 14° die Mali , 1827. 


—The Army.— 

OrderedNemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General Lord Viscount Combermere, 
Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath, and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in India, 
for his able and meritorious conduct in the command of the 
Forces employed against Bhurtpore; and particularly for the 
ability, judgment and energy with which he planned and 
directed the assault of that Fortress, the success of which 
brilliant achievement has highly contributed to the honour of 
the British Arms, and to the permanent tranquillity of our 
Possessions in the East. 

Ordered, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-Generals Sir Thomas Reynell , 
Knight Commander of the Most honourable Military Order 

G 






98 


THANKS OF THE Uori>0 : 1827. 


of the Bath, Sir Jasper Nicol/s, k.c.b , and Sir Samuel Ford 
Whitting ham, k.c.b., and to Brigadier-Generals John With - 
mg ton Adams, Companion of the Most honourable Military 
Order of the Bath, John M‘Combe, c.b., and James Wallace 
Sleigh, c.b., and to the several Officers of the Army, both 
European and Native, employed in the late operations 
against JBhurtpore, for their gallant conduct and meritorious 
exertions. 

Ordered, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
approve and acknowledge the zeal, discipline and bravery 
displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers and Private 
Soldiers, both European and Native, employed in the opera¬ 
tions against Bkurtpore; and that the same be signified to 
them by the Commanders of the several Corps, who are 
desired to thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell, 
Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order of 
the Bath, for the valour and perseverance displayed by him in 
the late operations against Am, and for the eminent skill and 
judgment with which he conducted the War to an honourable 
termination, under circumstances of peculiar difficulty. 

Ordered, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Brigadier-Generals William Macbean , 
Companion of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, Willoughby Cotton , c.b., and Michael M‘Creagh, c.b.,, 


EAST INDIES ! BHURTPORE AND AVA. 


99 


and to the several Officers of the Army, both European and 
Native, engaged in the late operations against Ava, for their 
indefatigable zeal and exertions throughout the War. 

Ordered , Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
approve and acknowledge the zeal, discipline and bravery 
displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers and Private 
Soldiers, both European and Native, employed against the 
Troops of Ava; and that the same be signified to them by 
the Commanders of the several Corps, who are desired to 
thank them for their gallant behaviour. 


—The Navy.— 

Ordered, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Commodore Sir James Brisbane , Knight 
Companion of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, for his cordial co-operation, and the essential Service 
rendered by him in the late operations against Ava. 

Ordered, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the several Captains and Officers of his 
Majesty's and the East India Company’s Naval Forces 
employed in the late operations against Ava, for their skilful, 
gallant and meritorious exertions, which greatly contributed 
to the successful issue of the War. 

Ordered, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth highly 
approve and acknowledge the Services of the Seamen and 




100 


THANKS OF THE : 1840. 


Marines serving on board the Ships of his Majesty and the 
East India Company, employed in the late operations against 
Ava; and that the same be signified to them by the Captains 
of the several Ships, who are desired to thank them for their 
gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , That the said Resolutions be transmitted by the 
Lord Chancellor to General Viscount Combermere , and that 
his Lordship be requested to communicate the same to the 
several Officers referred to therein. 


WESTWARD of the INDUS. 

(Ghuznee.) 

Thanks to the Right honourable George Earl of Auckland, 
Lieutenant-General Lord Keane, and other Officers, for 
their brilliant Achievements in the Military Operations 
to the Westward of the Indus. 


House of Lords - Martis , 4° die Februarii, 1840. 


—The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Right honourable George Earl of 
Auckland, Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Order 
of the Bath, Governor-General of the British Possessions in 







WESTWARD OF THE INDUS: GHUZNEE. 


101 


the East Indies, for the judgment and ability with which the 
resources of the British Empire in India have been recently 
applied, under his direction, in Military operations lo the 
Westward of the Indus. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Lord Keane , Knight 
Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, for his meritorious conduct in the command of the 
Forces employed to the Westward of the Indus ; and more 
particularly for the energy and promptitude with which he 
planned and directed the assault of the City and Fortress 
of Ghuznee, the success of which brilliant achievement 
highly contributed to the honour of the British Army, and to 
the rapid accomplishment of the enterprize in which they 
were engaged. 

Resolved , Nemitie Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Sir Willoughby Cotton , 
Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath, and to the several Officers of the Army, both 
European and Native, for their good conduct and gallant 
exertions during the late operations to the Westward of the 
Indus. 

Resolved , Nemitie Dissentiente, That this Llouse doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the discipline and patient 
perseverance displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers and 
Private Soldiers, both European and Native, during a long 


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THANKS OF THE HOffr# : 1840. 


and painful march through an untried country, and doth also 
highly approve and acknowledge their undaunted courage at 
the assault and capture of Ghuznee. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That this Resolution be 
signified to them by the Commanders of the several Corps. 

Ordered , That the said Resolutions be transmitted by the 
Lord Chancellor to the Governor-General of India, and that 
his Lordship be requested to communicate the same to the 
several Officers referred to therein. 


Thanks to Major-General Sir Thomas Wills hire, and 
other Officers, for their Services to the Westward of the 
Indus. 


Veneris , 21° die Februarii, 1840. 

It was moved, That the Resolutions of this House, of 
Tuesday the 4th of this instant February, giving the Thanks 
of this House to the Governor-General of India, Lord Keane , 
and the Army in India, be now read : — The same were 

accordingly read by the Clerk.-Then it was moved, That 

in the third Resolution there be inserted, after the words 
“ Major-General Sir Willoughby Cotton , Knight Grand Cross 
of the Most honourable Military Order of the Bath/'* the 
following names : “ Major-General Sir Thomas Wills hire, 
Knight Commander of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath; Major-General Sir Joseph Thackwell, Knight 
Commander of the Most honourable Military Order of the 








SYRIA : SIEGE OF ACRE. 


103 


Bath; Major-General Edward H . Simpson ; Major-General 
William Nott ” . . . . Ordered, nemine dissentiente. 

(Khelat.) 

Then it was moved, That in the fourth Resolution there 
be inserted, after the word “ Ghuznee,” the following words : 
“ and Khelat ” . . . . Ordered, nemine dissentiente. 


SYRIA. 

(Siege of Acre.) 

Thanks to Admiral the Honourable Sir Robert Stopford, 
Major-General Sir Charles Frederick Smith, and 
other Officers, for their able and gallant Conduct during 
the Operations on the Coast of Syria, and at the Siege 
of Acre. 

House of Lords - Jovis, 4° die Fehruarii , 1841. 

—The Navy and Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Admiral the honourable Sir Robert Stop- 
ford, Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military 
Order of the Bath, for his able and gallant conduct during 
the operations on the Coast of Syria , terminating in the 
successful and decisive attack of the Batteries and Fortress 
of Acre on the 3d November 1840. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Commodore Sir Charles Napier , Knight 







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THANKS OF THE flOtlJ# : 1841. 


Commander of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, and to the several Captains and Officers of the Fleet 
employed in that arduous Service. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
acknowledge and highly approve the Services of the Seamen 
and Royal Marines serving in the Fleet on the Coast of 
Syria. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Sir Charles Frederick 
Smith, and to the Officers of the Royal Artillery and Engineers 
who served under his command on the Coast of Syria. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
acknowledge and highly approve the Services of the De¬ 
tachments of Royal Artillery and of Royal Sappers and 
Miners in the Fleet employed on that important Service. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral Baron De Bandiera, and the 
Naval Forces of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria under 
the Rear-Admiral’s command, for their cordial assistance and 
co-operation in the Service on the Coast of Syria, and the 
attack of Acre on the 3d November 1840. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, Knight 
Commander of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, and the Naval Forces of his Highness the Sultan, 


SYRIA : SIEGE OF ACRE. 


105 


for their gallant assistance and co-operation during the Service 
on the Coast of Syria, and the attack of Acre on the 3d 
November 1840. 

Ordered , That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said Resolutions to Admiral the Honourable Sir Robert Stop- 
ford, and that he be requested to make known the same to 
the several Officers under his command, and in co-operation 
with Her Majesty’s Navy in the said Service. 


Martis, 2° die Martii, 1841. 

It was moved, That the Resolutions of this House of the 
4th day of February last, giving the Thanks of this House 
to Admiral the Honourable Sir Robert Stopford, and the 
Forces on the Coast of Syria, be now read :—The same were 

accordingly read by the Clerk.-Then it was moved, That 

the fourth Resolution be amended, by striking out the word 
“ Frederick ,” and inserting the word “ Felix . . . Ordered, 
nemine dissentiente . 

Then it was moved, That the Lord Chancellor do com¬ 
municate the said Resolution, as amended, to Admiral the 
Honourable Sir Robert Stopford, and that he be requested to 
make known the same to Major-General Sir Charles Felix 
Smith, and to the Officers of the Royal Artillery and 
Engineers who served under his command on the Coast of 
Syria .... Ordered accordingly. 






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THANKS OF THE !L0t 4 fr$ : 1843. 


CHINA. 

(General Services.) 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Gough, Admiral 
Sir William Parker, and other Officers, for their 
brilliant and unvaried Successes on the Coasts and on 
the Inland Waters of China. 


House of Lords - Martis , 14° die Februarii , 1843. 

—The Army and Navy.— 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Gougli , 
g.c.b., Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, c.c.b., and Commodore 
Sir Gordon Bremer, k.c.b., for the distinguished skill, intre¬ 
pidity and indefatigable zeal with which they have conducted 
the combined operations of Her Majesty’s Naval and Military 
Forces on the Coasts and on the Inland Waters of China, 
whereby a series of brilliant and unvaried successes has been 
concluded by an honourable Peace on the terms proposed by 
Her Majesty. 

Resolved, Nemine Dissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Lord Saltoun, k.c.b., 
Major-General George Burrell , c.b., Major-General Sir 
Robert, Bartley , k.c.b., Major-General Sir James Holmes 
Schoedde, k.c.b., and the other Officers of the Navy, Army 





CHINA : GENERAL SERVICES. 


107 


and Royal Marines, including those in the Service of the 
East India Company, both European and Native, for the 
energy, ability and gallantry with which they have executed 
the various Services which they have been called upon to 
perform. 

Resolved , Nemine Dissentiente, That this House doth 
acknowledge and highly approve the gallantry, discipline, 
and uniform good conduct displayed by the Petty Officers, 
Non-commissioned Officers and Men of the Navy, Army 
and Royal Marines, including the Troops in the Service of 
the East India Company, both European and Native, the 
cordial good feeling which has subsisted between all the 
branches of the united Services, and the honourable emula¬ 
tion exhibited by all in the discharge of the various duties 
required by the peculiar nature of the operations to be per¬ 
formed ; and that the same be communicated to them by the 
Commanders of the several Ships, hired Steamers, and Corps, 
who are respectively desired to thank them for their gallant 
behaviour. 

Ordered, That the Lord Chancellor do communicate the 
said Resolutions to the Naval and Military Officers and Men 
engaged in Her Majesty’s Service in China. 





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THANKS OF THE HOtU# : 1843. 


EAST INDIES. 

( Affghanistan.) 

Thanks to the Right honourable Lord Ellenborough, 
Major-General Sir George Pollock, and other Officers, 
for the Intrepidity and Perseverance displayed by them 
in the Operations in Affghanistan. 


House of Lords - Luna , 20° die Februarii, 1843. 


—The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Fissentiente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Right honourable Lord Ellenborough , 
Governor-General of the British Possessions in the East 
Indies, for the ability and judgment with which the resources 
of the British Empire in India have been applied to the 
support of the Military operations in Affghanistan. 

Resolved, Nemine Fissentiente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Sir George Pollock, g.c.b., 
to Major-General Sir William Nott, g.c.b., to Major-General 
Sir John M ( Cashill, k.c.b., to Major-General Sir Robert 
Henry Sale, g.c.b., to Major-General Richard England, and 
the other Officers of the Army, both European and Native, 






EAST INDIES : AFFGHANISTAN. 


109 


for the intrepidity, skill and perseverance displayed by them 
in the Military operations in Affglianistan , and for their inde¬ 
fatigable zeal and exertions throughout the late Campaign. 

Resolved, JYemine Dissentiente , That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the valour and patient 
perseverance displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers, both European and Native, employed 
in Affglianistan; and that the same be signified to them by 
the Commanders of the several Corps, who are desired to 
thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , That the said Resolutions be transmitted by the 
Lord Chancellor to the Governor-General of India; and that 
his Lordship be requested to communicate the same to the 
several Officers referred to therein. 









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THANKS VOTED 

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113 


|^ou0e of Commons 


COPENHAGEN. 

(Defeat of the Danish Fleet.) 

Thanks to Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, Vice-Admiral Lord 
Nelson, and other Officers, for the Defeat of the 
Danish Fleet in the Harbour of Copenhagen. 


House of Commons - Jovis , 16° die Aprilis, 1801. 


—The Navy and Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, for the able and 
judicious disposition made by him of the Force under his 
command, by which the Danish Ships of War, forming the 
line of defence of the Harbour of Copenhagen, were taken or 
destroyed, on the 2d day of April 1801. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson , Knight of the 

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THANKS OF THE <£0110110110 : 1801 . 


Most honourable Order of the Bath, Rear-Admiral Graves , 
and Colonel Stewart , commanding his Majesty’s 49th Regi¬ 
ment of Foot, and a Corps of Riflemen, and to the several 
Captains and Officers of the Fleet under the command of 
Admiral Sir Hyde Parker , for their bravery and gallant con¬ 
duct on the said most glorious occasion; and that Admiral 
Sir Hyde Parker do signify the same to them. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the 
Seamen, Marines and Soldiers on board the Ships under the 
command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker, in the late glorious 
Victory over the Danish Fleet and Batteries, which formed 
the line of defence at the entrance of the Harbour of Copen¬ 
hagen ; and that the Captains of the several Ships do signify 
the same to their respective Crews, and do thank them for 
their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions 
to Admiral Sir Hyde Parker. 





EGYPT: LANDING ON THE COAST, &C. 


115 


EGYPT. 

(Landing, and Operations on the Coast, &c.) 

Thanks to the Honourable Major-General John Hely 
Hutchinson, the Right honourable Admiral Lord 
Keith, and other Officers, for their successful Operations 
in Egypt. 


House of Commons - Luna , 18 ° die Maii, 1801 . 


—The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Honourable Major-General John Hely 
Hutchinson , second in command, Major-Generals Eyre Coote, 
John Francis Cradoch, the Honourable George James Lud¬ 
low, John Moore, Richard Earl of Cavan , the Honourable 
Edward Finch, Brigadier-Generals John Stewart, the Honour¬ 
able John Hope, John Doyle, Hildebrand Oakes, and Robert 
Lawson, and to the several Officers who served in the Army 
under the command of the late Sir Ralph Abercromby, Knight 
of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for their splendid 
and heroic exertions in effecting a landing on the Coast of 
Egypt, in spite of local difficulties, and in the face of a power¬ 
ful and well-prepared Enemy, and in all their subsequent 
operations; particularly in resisting, with signal success, the 





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THANKS OF THE <tfO1tU!tOn0 : 1801. 


desperate attack made upon them on the 21st day of March 
1801, and achieving the brilliant and importantVictory obtained 
on that memorable day. 

Resolved , Nemitie Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the distinguished regu¬ 
larity, discipline, coolness and valour displayed by the Non¬ 
commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers of the Army 

serving under the command of the late Lieutenant-General 

» 

Sir Ralph Abercromby, Knight of the Most honourable Order 
of the Bath, in the memorable and brilliant operations in 
Egypt’, and that the same be signified to them by the Com¬ 
manders of the several Corps, who are desired to thank them 
for their distinguished and exemplary conduct. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said Reso¬ 
lutions to the Honourable Major-General John Hely Hutchinson, 
Commander-in-Chief of the Army in Egypt; and that he be 
requested by The Speaker to signify the same to the Generals 
and other Officers referred to therein. 


—-The Navy.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Right honourable Admiral Lord Keith , 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for the 
distinguished zeal and ability with which he made his dispo¬ 
sition for landing the British Troops on the Coast of Egypt, 
in spite of all the obstacles which they had to encounter, 



EGYPT : LANDING ON THE COAST, &C. 


117 


and for the activity and exertion with which he aided and 
supported them in effecting their descent, and in carrying on 
their subsequent operations against the Enemy. 

j Resolved, JYemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Bicherton , 
Baronet, and to the several Captains and Officers in the Fleet 
under the command of Admiral Lord Keith , for their cordial 
and effectual co-operation with the Land Forces in effecting 
their descent and carrying on their operations on the Coast 
of Egypt. 

I 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Service of the Sea¬ 
men and Marines on board the Ships under the command of 
Admiral Lord Keith , in the cordial and effectual assistance 
which they afforded to the Land Forces in their descent on 
the Coast of Egypt, and in the subsequent operations against 
the Enemy; and that the Captains of the several Ships do 
signify the same to their respective Crews, and thank them for 
their meritorious conduct. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said Reso¬ 
lutions to the Right honourable Admiral Lord Keith , and that 
he be requested by Mr. Speaker to signify the same to the 
several Captains and other Officers referred to therein. 




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STRAITS OF GIBRALTAR. 

Thanks to Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez, Bart., and 
other Officers, for their successful Attack on the com¬ 
bined Squadron of the Enemy in the Straits of 
Gibraltar. 


House of Commons - Veneris, 30° die Octobris, 1801 . 


— The Navy.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez, Baronet, 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for his 
alacrity and zeal in pursuing, and his able and gallant con¬ 
duct in the successful attack on, the combined Squadron of 
the Enemy, in the Straits of Gibraltar, on the 12th and 13th 
days of July last, by the Squadron under his orders. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Captains and Officers of the Squadron 
under the orders of the said Rear-Admiral, for their gallant 
conduct on that occasion; and that the Rear-Admiral be 
desired to signify the same to them. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the 
Seamen and Marines on board the Ships under the orders of 
the said Rear-Admiral, in the late successful attack on the 
combined Squadron of the Enemy ; and that the Captains of 





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the several Ships be desired to signify the same to their respec¬ 
tive Crews, and to thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions 
to Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez. 


EGYPT. 

(Internal Operations, and Services on the Coast of 

the Red Sea.) 

Thanks to Admiral the Right honourable Lord Keith, 
Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir John Hely 
Hutchinson, and other Officers, for their distinguished 
Services in the Expedition to Egypt. 


House of Commons- Jovis, 12° die Novembris , 1801. 

—The Navy. — 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Admiral the Right honourable Lord Keith , 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for the 
ability and perseverance with which he maintained his station 
on the Coast of Egypt, and for the effectual assistance rendered 
by his exertions to the Army in that country, in the several 
important Services wherein it has been employed, which so 
essentially contributed to the final success of the Campaign. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral John Blankett, and to the 







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Captains and Officers of the Squadron employed on the 
Coasts of the Red Sea, for the zeal, activity and perseverance 
manifested by them in their co-operation with the Army in 
Egypt; and that Vice-Admiral Peter Rainier, Commander- 
in-Chief of the said Squadron, be desired to signify the same 
to them. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admirals Sir Richard Bicherton, 
Baronet, and Sir John Borlase Warren, Baronet, Knight of 
the Most honourable Order of the Bath, and to the several 
Captains and Officers of the Fleet under the command of 
Admiral Lord Keith, for the zeal, activity and perseverance 
manifested by them in their co-operation with the Army in 
Egypt, in the several important Services on which it has been 
employed ; and that his Lordship be desired to signify the 
same to them. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the 
Seamen and Marines on board the Ships and Vessels under 
the command of Admiral Lord Keith, and Vice-Admiral 
Rainier, in the effectual assistance afforded by them to the 
Army in Egypt, in the several important Services on which 
it has been employed ; and that the Captains of the several 
Ships do signify the same to their respective Crews, and thank 
them for their meritorious conduct. 


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— The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir 
John Hely Hutchinson, Knight of the Most honourable Order 
of the Bath, for the ability, zeal and perseverance so 
eminently manifested by him in the command of the Army 
serving in Egypt, by which the honour of the British Nation 
has been so signally upheld, and additional lustre reflected 
on the reputation of the British Arms. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-Generals Eyre Coote, John Francis 
Cradock, the Honourable George James Ludlow, John Moore, 
Richard Earl of Cavan, David Baird, the Honourable 
Edward Finch, and to Brigadier-Generals John Stewart , the 
Honourable John Hope, John Doyle, John Blalte, Hildebrand 
Oakes, and Robert Lawson, and the several Officers of the 
Army, for their gallant, meritorious and distinguished Services 
under the command of Lieutenant-General the Honourable 
Sir John Hely Hutchinson, Knight of the Most honourable 
Order of the Bath, by which the honour of the British Nation 
has been so signally upheld, and additional lustre reflected on 
the reputation of the British Arms. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the zeal, discipline and 
intrepidity uniformly displayed during the arduous and 


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memorable operations of the Army in Egypt , by the Non¬ 
commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers serving under the 
command of Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir John 
Hely Hutchinson , Knight of the Most honourable Order of 
the Bath; and that the same be signified by the Commanders 
of the several Corps, who are desired to thank them for their 
exemplary and gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions 
to Admiral Lord Keith , Vice-Admiral Rainier , and the 
Honourable Lieutenant-General Sir John Hely Hutchinson , 
respectively. 


SERVICES during THE CONTINENTAL WAR. 

Thanks to the Navy, Army and Marines ; to the Militia; 
to the Yeomanry and Volunteer Cavalry, &c.; for 
their meritorious Services during the Continental 
War. 


House of Commons - Martis y 6° die Aprilis, 1802. 


— Navy, Army and Marines.— 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the Navy, Army and 
Marines, for the meritorious and eminent Services which 







SERVICES DURING THE WAR. 


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they have rendered to their King and Country during the 
course of the War. 

Resolvedly Nemine Contradicentey That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the 
Petty and Non-commissioned Officers and Men employed in 
his Majesty's Navy, Army and Marines during the course 
of the War; and that the same be communicated to Ihem by 
the Commanders of the several Ships and Corps, who are 
respectively desired to thank those under their command for 
their exemplary and gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions, 
by Letter, to the Commissioners for executing the office of Lord 
High Admiral of the United Kingdom, and to the Captain- 
General and Commander-in-Chief of his Majesty’s Forces. 


—Militia.— 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicentey That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the several Corps of 
Militia, which have been embodied in Great Britain and 
Ireland during the course of the War, for the seasonable and 
meritorious Services they have rendered to their King 
and Country. 

Resolvedy Nemine Contradicentey That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the 
Non-commissioned Officers and Men of the several Corps 
of Militia, which have been embodied in Great Britain and 
Ireland during the course of the War; and that the same be 
communicated to them by the Colonels or Commanding 



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THANKS OF THE gtOIttlltOlt# : 1802. 


Officers of the several Corps, who are desired to thank them 
for their meritorious conduct. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions, 
by Letter, to the Colonel or other Commanding Officer of each 
respective Corps. 


—Yeomanry and Volunteer Cavalry and 
Infantry, and Sea Fencibles.— 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks.of this 
House be given to the Officers of the several Corps of 
Yeomanry, and Volunteer Cavalry, and Infantry, and 
of the Sea Fencibles, which have been formed in Great 
Britain and Ireland during the course of the War, for the 
seasonable and eminent Services they have rendered to their 
King and Country. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the Non¬ 
commissioned Officers and Men of the several Corps of 
Yeomanry and Volunteer Cavalry and Infantry, and 
of the Sea Fencibles, which have been formed in Great 
Britain and Ireland during the course of the War, and that 
the same be communicated to them by the Colonels and 
other Commanding Officers of the several Corps, who are 
desired to thank them for their meritorious conduct. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions, 
by Letter, to his Majesty’s Lieutenant of each County,,Riding 
and Place, in Great Britain, and to his Excellency the Lord 
Lieutenant of that part of the United Kingdom called Ireland. 







DEFENCE OF THE COUNTRY. 


125 


SERVICES in DEFENCE of the COUNTRY. 


Thanks to the Volunteer and Yeomanry Corps, for 
their Promptitude and Zeal in associating for the Defence 
of the Country. 


House of Commons- Mercurii , 10° die Augusti, 1803. 

— The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the several Volunteer and Yeomanry 
Corps of the United Kingdom, for the promptitude and zeal 
with which, at a crisis the most momentous to the Country, 
they have associated for its Defence. 

Ordered, Nemine Contradicente, That a Return be pre¬ 
pared, to be laid before this House, in the next Session of 
Parliament, of all Volunteer and Yeomanry Corps whose 
Services shall have been then accepted by his Majesty, 
describing each Corps, in order that such Return may be 
entered on the Journals of this House, and the patriotic 
example of such voluntary exertions transmitted to posterity. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolution 
and Order, by Letter, to his Majesty’s Lieutenant of each 
County, Riding and Place, in Great Britain, and to his 
Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. 








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THANKS OF THE tfOttttttOtt# : 1804. 


EAST INDIES. 

(Scindia—Berar—Hindostan, See .) 

Thanks to the Most noble Richard Marquis Wellesley, 
the Right honourable Lord Clive, General Gerrard 
Lake, and other Officers, for their brilliant and memor¬ 
able Services in the East Indies. 


House of Commons - Jovis, 3° die Mail , 1804. 

— The Army.— 

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
“ That the Thanks of this House be given to the Most 
noble Richard Marquis Wellesley , Governor-General of the 
British Possessions in the East Indies, for the zeal, energy 
and ability with which the Military resources of the British 
Empire in India have been recently applied, under his direc¬ 
tion, in the prosecution of the War against the confederate 
Forces of Scindia and the Rajah of Berar; and that this House 
doth eminently attribute the brilliant and glorious successes 
which have crowned our Arms in that quarter of the globe to 
the vigorous and comprehensive system of measures pursued 
by Marquis Wellesley , for bringing the various Armies with 
promptitude and effect into the field ” . . . . Besolved in 
the Affirmative. 

Resolved , That the Thanks of this House be given to the 
Right honourable Lord Clive , late Governor of the Settlement 





EAST INDIES: SCINDIA, BERAR, &C. 


127 


of Fort Saint George, for his zealous, cordial and honourable 
concurrence, in promoting the Military operations which, since 
the commencement of the War, have been attended in every 
part of India with an uninterrupted series of the most signal 
and splendid Victories. 

Resolved, That the Thanks of this House be given to 
Jonathan Duncan, Esquire, Governor of Bombay, who, by 
his promptitude and activity in employing the resources and 
power of that Presidency, has materially contributed to the 
glorious success of the British Arms in India . 

Resolved, Nernine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General Gerrard Lake, Commander-in- 
Chief of his Majesty’s and of the Company’s Forces in India, 
for the eminent judgment, active spirit and invincible intre¬ 
pidity manifested by him in the command of the Army serving 
in Hindostan, by which he has maintained the honour of the 
British Nation, and reflected such additional lustre on the 
reputation of the British Arms. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General the Honourable Frederick 
St. John, for his courage and steadiness in seconding the 
efforts of the Commander-in-Chief in Hindostan ; and also to 
Maj or-General the Honourable Arthur Wellesley, for the many 
important, brilliant and memorable Services achieved by him 
in the command of the separate Army within the Dekan ; and 
also to the several Officers of the Army, both European and 


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THANKS OF THE $*01111110110 : 1806. 


Native, for their gallant conduct and meritorious exertions 
during the arduous, honourable and successful Campaign in 
the East Indies. 

Resolved , Neniine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the zeal, discipline and bra¬ 
very uniformly displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers, both European and Native, employed 
against the Enemy in the East Indies ; and that the same be 
signified to them by the Commanders of the several Corps, 
who are desired to thank them for their exemplary and gallant 
behaviour. 

Ordered , That the said Resolutions be transmitted by Mr. 
Speaker to the Marquis Wellesley , Governor-General of the 
British Possessions in the East Indies, and that his Lordship 
be desired to communicate the said Resolutions to the Governors, 
Generals, and other Officers referred to therein. 


TRAFALGAR. 

Thanks to Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood, and other 
Officers, for the glorious Victory over the combined 
Fleets of France and Spain off Cape Trafalgar. 


House of Commons - Martis , 28° die Januarii , 1806. 


— The Navy. — 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood } for his able 







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and gallant conduct in the most glorious and decisive Victory 
obtained by the late Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson, 
over the combined Fleet of France and Spain, off Cape 
Trafalgar, on the 21st of October last. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral the Earl of Northesk, and 
the several Captains and Officers in the Fleet under the com¬ 
mand of the late Lord Viscount Nelson, who by their bravery 
and good conduct contributed to that most glorious and 
decisive Victory; and that Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood 
do signify the same to Rear-Admiral the Earl of Northesk, 
and the several Captains and Officers. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the 
Seamen and Marines on board the Ships under the command 
of the late Lord Viscount Nelson, in the most glorious and 
decisive Victory over the combined Fleet of France and Spain, 
off Cape Trafalgar, on the 21st of October last; and that 
the Officers commanding the several Ships do signify the 
same to their respective Crews, and do thank them for their 
cr ood behaviour. 

O 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions 
to Vice-Admiral Lord Collingwood. 


I 




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THANKS OF THE (<!TOt)tmOn0 : 1806. 


CAPTURE of a FRENCH SQUADRON. 

Thanks to Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan, Baronet, 
and other Officers, for their gallant Conduct in the 
Capture of a French Squadron, on the 4th of 
November 1805. 


H ouse of Commons - Martis, 28° die Januarii , 1806. 


— The Navy. — 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan , 
Baronet, for his able and gallant conduct in the defeat and 
capture of a French Squadron, on the 4th day of November 
last. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Captains and Officers in the Squadron 
under the command of Sir Richard Strachan , Baronet, who 
by their bravery and good conduct contributed to the success 
of that day; and that Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan, 
Baronet, do signify the same to the several Captains and 
Officers. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the Sea¬ 
men and Marines on board the Ships under the command of 





VICTORY OVER A FRENCH SQUADRON. 


131 


Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan, Baronet, in the Victory 
obtained over the Squadron of the Enemy on the 4th day of 
November last; and that the Officers commanding the several 
Ships do signify the same to their respective Crews, and do 
thank them for their good behaviour. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions 
to Rear-Admiral Sir Richard Strachan , Baronet. 


VICTORY over a FRENCH SQUADRON. 

Thanks to Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 
and other Officers, for their distinguished Valour in 
the Victory obtained over a French Squadron, on 
the 6th of February 1806. 


House of Commons - Martis , 25° die Martii } 180 6. 


—The Navy.— 

Resolved, Nemhie Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth , 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for the 
distinguished valour, ability and conduct shown by him in the 
Action with a French Squadron on the 6th of February last, 








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THANKS OF THE ^O11tt1tO1t0 : 1806. 


when all the line-of-battle Ships of the said Squadron were 
taken or destroyed. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admirals Cochrane and Louis, and to 
the Captains and Officers of the Squadron under the com¬ 
mand of Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, who by 
their bravery and good conduct contributed to the success of 
that day ; and that Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duck¬ 
worth do signify the same to the Rear-Admirals and the 
several Captains and Officers. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the Seamen 
and Royal Marines on board the Ships under the command of 
Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth, in the Victory 
obtained over the Squadron of the Enemy on the 6th of 
February last; and that the Officers commanding the several 
Ships do signify the same to their respective Crews, and do 
thank them for their good behaviour. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions 
to Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas Duckworth. 








M AIDA. 


133 


MAI DA. 

Thanks to Major-General Sir John Stuart, and other 
Officers, for the brilliant Victory obtained over the 
Enemy on the Plains of Maida. 


House of Commons - Luna, 22° die Decembris , 1806. 

— The Army. — 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Sir John Stuart, Knight of 
the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for the distinguished 
ability displayed by him on the 4th of July last, in the bril¬ 
liant Action on the Plains of Maida, which terminated in the 
signal and total defeat of the superior Forces of the Enemy. 

Resolved, Nemitie Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Brigadier-General the Honourable George 
Lowry Cole, Brigadier-General William Palmer Ackland, 
and the several other Officers, for their distinguished exertions 
on the 4th of July last, in the brilliant Action on the Plains 
of Maida, which terminated in the signal and total defeat of 
the superior Forces of the Enemy ; and that Major-General 
Sir John Stuart do signify the same to them. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the distinguished valour 
and discipline displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 

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THANKS OF THE gtOtltmOU# : 1807. 


and Private Soldiers of the Forces serving, on the 4th of July 
last, under the command of Major-General Sir John Stuart , 
in the brilliant Victory obtained on the Plains of Maida ; and 
that the same be signified to them by the Commanding 
Officers of the several Corps, who are. desired to thank them 
for their gallant and exemplary conduct. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions 
to Major-General Sir John Stuart. 


MONTE VIDEO. 

Thanks to Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Achmuty, Rear- 
Admiral Stirling, and other Officers, for the Skill and 
Valour displayed by them in the Capture of the Fortress 
of Monte Video. 


House of Commons - Jovis, 16° die Aprilis, 1807. 

— The Army. — 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Achmuty , 
for the skill and valour which he displayed in the attack and 
capture of the important Fortress of Monte Video , in South 
America , on the 3d day of February last. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Brigadier-General the Honourable William 
Lumley, and the several other Officers of his Majesty’s Forces, 







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135 


for their gallant conduct on the 3d day of February last, 
under the command of Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Achmuty; 
and that Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Achmuty do signify 
the same to them. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the bravery, discipline 
and good conduct of the Non-commissioned Officers and 
Private Soldiers of the Forces serving, on the 3d day of 
February last, under the command of Brigadier-General Sir 
Samuel Achmuty , in the assault and capture of the important 
Fortress of Monte Video , in South America ; and that the 
same be signified to them by the Commanding Officers of 
the several Corps, who are desired to thank them for their 
gallant behaviour. 


— The Navy.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral Stirlingy for the distinguished 
skill and ability with which he effected the landing of the 
Troops under the command of Brigadier-General Sir Samuel 
Achmuty , and to the several Captains and Officers in the 
Fleet under his orders, for their cordial and effectual co-ope¬ 
ration with the Land Forces at the capture of the important 
Fortress of Monte Video, on the 3d day of February last. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth highly 
approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the Seamen and 



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THANKS OF THE <£0 lit 1110It0 : 1808. 


Royal Marines belonging to the Ships under the command of 
Rear-Admiral Stirling , in the ready and effectual assistance 
which they afforded to his Majesty’s Land Forces at the 
capture of the important Fortress of Monte Video , on the 3d 
day of February last; and that the Captains of the several 
Ships do signify the same to their respective Crews, and thank 
them for their exemplary conduct. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions 

to Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Achmuty , and to Rear- 

» 

Admiral Stirling respectively. 


COPENHAGEN. 

(Surrender of the Danish Navy and Arsenal.) 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Catiicart, 
Admiral the Right honourable Lord Gambier, and other 
Officers, for their Services in conducting the Siege and 
effecting the Surrender of the Danish Navy and 
Arsenal of Copenhagen. 

House of Commons - Jovis, 28° die Januarii , 1808. 

— The Army.— 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, “ That 
the Thanks of this House be given to Lieutenant-General the 
Right honourable Lord Viscount Cathcart, Knight of the 
Most ancient Order of the Thistle, Commander of his 
Majesty’s Forces in the North of Europe, for the judicious 
and decisive measures which, after exhausting every means 







COPENHAGEN : DANISH NAVY, &C. 


137 


of negotiation, were employed by him for effectuating the 
Surrender of the Danish Navy and Arsenal of Copenhagen ” 
. . . . Resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved^ That the Thanks of this House be given to 
Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Burrard , Baronet, Lieutenant- 
General the Earl of Bosslyn , Lieutenant-General Sir George 
Ludlow , Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, 
Lieutenant-General Sir David Baird , Knight of the Most 
honourable Order of the Bath, Major-General the Honour¬ 
able Edward Finch , Major-General Thomas Grosvenor y Major- 
General the Right honourable Sir Arthur Wellesley , Knight 
of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, Major-General 
Sir Thomas Blomejield , Baronet, Major-General Dreschel , 
Major-General Baron Linsingen , Major-General Brent 
Spencer , Brigadier-General Robert M ( Farlane y Brigadier- 
General Henry Ward , and to the several Officers who served 
in the Army commanded by Lieutenant-General the Right 
honourable Lord Viscount Cathcart , for the zeal, intrepidity 
and exertion which they displayed in the various operations 
which were necessary for conducting the Siege and effecting 
the Surrender of the Navy and Arsenal of Copenhagen. 

Resolved, That this House doth highly approve of, and 
acknowledge, the distinguished regularity, discipline, valour 
and exertions displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 
and Soldiers of the Army under the command of Lieutenant- 
General the Right honourable Lord Viscount Cathcart , in 
all the operations attending the reduction of the Fleet and 
Arsenal of Copenhagen ; and that the same be signified to them 


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THANKS OF THE COlUmOU0 : 1808. 


by the Commanders of the several Corps, who are desired to 
thank them for their distinguished and exemplary conduct. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said Reso¬ 
lutions to Lieutenant-General the Right honourable Lord 
Viscount Cat heart, and that he be requested by Mr. Speaker 
to signify the same to Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Burrard, 
Lieutenant-General the Earl of Rosslyn, Lieutenant-General 
Sir George Ludlow, Lieutenant-General Sir David Baird, 
Major-General Sir Thomas Blomejield, Major-General Dres- 
chel, Major-General Baron Linsingen, Major-General Brent 
Spencer, Brigadier-General Robert M‘Far lane, Brigadier- 
General Ward, and to the several Officers who served in the 
Army under his command. 


— The Navy. — 

Resolved, That the Thanks of this House be given to 
Admiral the Right honourable Lord Gambler, for the distin¬ 
guished ability and promptitude displayed in the judicious 
distribution of his Majesty’s Fleet under his command in the 
Baltic, by which all succours were cut off from the Island of 
Zealand, and the uninterrupted operations of the Army at the 
Siege of Copenhagen were secured, and for his zealous and 
cordial co-operation with the Land Forces during that im¬ 
portant Service, after every means of negotiation had been 
exhausted, and also for the judgment and indefatigable 
activity manifested by him in equipping the Danish Navy for 
sea, and effecting the embarkation and removal of the Naval 
Stores from the Arsenal of Copenhagen. 

Resolved, That the Thanks of this House be given to Vice- 
Admiral Sir Henry Edwin Stanhope, Baronet, to Rear- 



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139 


Admiral Essington, to Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, to Rear- 
Admiral Keats, to Captain Sir Home Popham, Knight of the 
Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, first Captain to the Right 
honourable Admiral Lord Gambler, and to the several Cap¬ 
tains and Officers in the Fleet under the command of the 
said Admiral, for their cordial and effectual co-operation with 
the Land Forces during the Siege of Copenhagen, and for 
their indefatigable activity and exertions in equipping the 
Danish Navy for sea, and effecting the embarkation and 
removal of the Naval Stores from the Arsenal at that place. 

JResolved , That this House doth highly approve of, and 
acknowledge, the Services of the Seamen and Marines on 
board the Ships under the command of Admiral Lord Gambler, 
in their cordial and effectual co-operation with the Land 
Forces during the Siege of Copenhagen, in their indefatigable 
activity and exertions in equipping the Danish Navy for sea, 
and in effecting the embarkation and removal of the Naval 
Stores from the Arsenal at that place ; and that the Captains 
of the several Ships do signify the same to their respective 
Crews, and do thank them for their distinguished and 
exemplary conduct. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said Reso¬ 
lutions to the Right honourable Admiral Lord Gambler, and 
that he be requested by Mr. Speaker to signify the same 
to Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Edwin Stanhope, Rear-Admiral 
Essington, Rear-Admiral Keats , and to the several Captains 
and other Officers referred to therein. 



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Thanks to Major-General the Honourable Edward Finch, 
Major-General Thomas Grosvenor, Major-General Sir 
Arthur Wellesley, and Captain Sir Home Popham 
(in their Places), for their Services at Copenhagen. 


Luna, 1° die Februarii, 1808. 

Major-General the Honourable Edward Finch , Major- 
General Thomas Grosvenor , and Major-General the Right 
honourable Sir Arthur Wellesley , being come to the House, 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them, that The House had, upon 
Thursday last (28 January), resolved, that the Thanks of this 
House be given to them, for the zeal, intrepidity and exertion 
which they displayed in the various operations which were 
necessary for conducting the Siege and effecting the Surrender 
of the Navy and Arsenal of Copenhagen ; and Mr. Speaker 
gave them the Thanks of The House accordingly, as followeth : 


Major-General Finch, Major-General Grosvenor, 
and Major-General Sir Arthur Wellesley, 

This House, contemplating the Services performed by his 
Majesty’s Army on the late Danish Expedition, and applaud¬ 
ing the zeal, intrepidity and exertion displayed by the 
General Officers employed in the reduction of Copenhagen, 
has conferred upon them the high honour of its Approbation 
and Thanks; a higher reward this House has not to bestow. 

In distributing these honours, it is at all times matter of 
just pride and satisfaction to this House to behold within its 



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141 


own walls any of those distinguished persons whose merit has 
raised them to this eminence. 

But I should indeed be wanting to the full expression of 
those sentiments which animate this House and the whole 
Country, if I forbore to notice, that we are on this day crown¬ 
ing with our Thanks one gallant Officer, long since known to 
the gratitude of this House, who has long trodden the paths 
of glory, whose genius and valour have already extended 
our fame and Empire, whose sword has been the terror of 
our distant Enemies, and will not now be drawn in vain 
to defend the seat of empire itself, and the Throne of his 
Sovereign. 

I am charged to deliver the Thanks of this House to you 
all, and I do accordingly thank you in the name of the Com¬ 
mons of the United Kingdom, for your zeal, intrepidity and 
exertion displayed in the various operations which were 
necessary for conducting the Siege and effecting the Surren¬ 
der of the Navy and Arsenal of Copenhagen. 


Upon which Major-General Finch said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

I beg leave most respectfully to return you my thanks for the 
obliging and very flattering terms in which you have communicated 
a Resolution of The House, which reflects such high and distinguished 
honour on every individual included in it. Allow me, Sir (if I may 
judge from my own feelings), to assure you and The House, that 
nothing can make a stronger impression on the mind of any one 
devoted to the Service of his Country, than to know that any act 


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of duty, in which he may have had even an humble part, has been 
thought worthy of the notice and approbation of this House. 

Major-General Grosvenor then said: 

Mr. Speaker, 

It is impossible to have communicated to me, in my place in this 
House, the high and distinguished honour, such as I hold the 
Thanks of Parliament to be, without exciting in my breast feelings 
and sensations such as I am unable to suppress. 

Sir, the proudest recompense, the most valuable remuneration, a 
Soldier can look to as a reward for public Service, is the Thanks of 
his Country. 

When I consider my own humble services, I feel oppressed and 
overcome, as it were, by the value I cannot but attach to the commu¬ 
nication you make me; and the more open, Sir, to this feeling, 
impressed as I am with the handsome and flattering manner in 
which you have been pleased to convey the Vote of The House to my 
brother Officers and myself. 

Then Major-General Sir Arthur Wellesley said: 

Mr. Speaker, 

I consider myself fortunate that I was employed by his Majesty 
on a Service which this House has considered of such importance 
as to have marked with its approbation the conduct of those Officers 
and Troops who have performed it. The honour which this House 
has conferred upon my honourable friends and myself is justly con¬ 
sidered by the Officers of the Navy and Army as the highest which 
this Country can confer; it is the object of the ambition of all who 
are employed in his Majesty’s Service, and to obtain it has doubtless 
been the motive of many of those acts of valour and good conduct 
which have tended so eminently to the glory and have advanced 
the prosperity and advantage of this Country. 

I can assure The House, that I am most sensible of the great honour 
which they have done me; and I beg leave to take this opportunity 


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143 


of returning* you, Sir, my thanks, for the handsome terms, respect¬ 
ing myself, in which your kindness to me has induced you to 
convey the Resolution of The House. 


Captain Sir Home Popham being* come to the House, Mr. 
Speaker acquainted him, that The House had, upon Thursday 
last (28 January), resolved, that the Thanks of this House be 
given to him for his cordial and effectual co-operation with the 
Land Forces during the Siege of Copenhagen , and for his 
indefatigable activity and exertions in equipping the Danish 
Navy for sea, and effecting the embarkation and removal of the 
Naval Stores from the Arsenal at that place ; and Mr. Speaker 
gave him the Thanks of The House accordingly, as followeth : 

Captain Sir Home Popham, 

The prompt and able distribution of his Majesty’s Fleet, 
during the late important Expedition to the Baltic, the zeal 
and intelligence displayed by his Majesty’s Naval Forces in 
supporting the operations of the besieging Army, and their 
subsequent exertions on completing the Service upon which 
they were employed, have obtained the Approbation and 
Thanks of this House. 

Amongst the gallant Officers of that Fleet whose names 
have been honoured with this high distinction, I have to con¬ 
gratulate you that yours also stands recorded. 

And I do now accordingly, by the command of this House, 
give their Thanks to you, for your cordial and effectual 
co-operation with his Majesty’s Land Forces during the Siege 
of Copenhagen, and for your indefatigable activity and exer- 


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tions in equipping the Danish Navy for Sea, and effecting 
the embarkation and removal of the Naval Stores from the 
Arsenal of that place. 

Upon which Sir Home Popham said: 

Mr. Speaker, 

I beg leave, Sir, to express through you to this Honourable House 
my most profound sense of the notice it has been pleased to take of 
my humble participation in the operations of the late Expedition to 
Copenhagen. 

• 

No man, Sir, can be insensible to the distinction which this 
House has conferred upon the Army and Navy on the present occa¬ 
sion ; no man prizes that distinction higher than the value I set 
upon it; and I beg leave to assure The House, as the only tribute of 
gratitude which I can offer, that it shall be the first principle of 
my life, regardless of all consequences to myself, to promote, by the 
full exercise of my poor faculties, the Service of our much-esteemed 
Country and the glory of our virtuous Sovereign. 

With the manner which you have conveyed this honourable testi¬ 
mony of approbation I am most deeply impressed, and I beg leave 
to offer you my sincere and very grateful acknowledgments. 






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CORUNNA. 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General Sir Dayid Baird, Rear- 
Admiral Michael De Courcy, and other Officers, for 
their exemplary Valour in the Battle of Corunna. 


House of Commons - Mercurii, 25° die Jcmuarii, 1809. 


— The Army. — 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir David Bail'd, 
second in command; to Lieutenant-General the Honourable 
John Hope, who succeeded during the engagement to the 
command of the Army in the field of battle; to Lieutenant - 
General Alexander Mackenzie Fraser, Major-Generals Lord 
William Bentinck, Coote Manning ham, the Honourable 
Edward Paget , Rowland Hill, William Carr Beresford, 
Henry Warde, and James Leith, Brigadier-Generals John 
Slade, Moore Disney, and Henry Fane, and to the several 
Officers who served in the Army under the command of the 
late Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, Knight of the Most 
honourable Order of the Bath, for their distinguished conduct 
and exemplary valour displayed in the Battle of Corunna, 
whereby the complete repulse and signal defeat of the Enemy, 
on every point of attack, was effected, and the safe and unmo- 





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lested embarkation of the Army secured in the presence of a 
French Army of superior force. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the distinguished dis¬ 
cipline, firmness and valour displayed by the Non-commis¬ 
sioned Officers and Private Soldiers of the Army under the 
command of the late Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore, 
in the Battle of Corunna; and that the same be signified 
to them by the Commanders of the several Corps, who are 
desired to thank them for their intrepid and exemplary con¬ 
duct. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said Reso¬ 
lutions to Lieutenant-General Sir David Baird, and that he 
be requested by Mr. Speaker to signify the same to Lieu¬ 
tenant-General the Honourable John Hope, Major-Generals 
Lord William Bentinck, Coote Manningham, the Honourable 
Edward Paget, Rowland Hill, William Carr Beresford, 
Henry Warde, and James Leith, Brigadier-Generals John 
Slade and Moore Disney, and to the several Officers who 
served in the said Army. 


— The Navy.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral the Honourable Michael Re 
Courcy, and Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, Knight of the 
Most honourable Order of the Bath, and to the Officers 
under their command, for their most effectual and able dis¬ 
position of the Ships and Transports, and for their effectual 



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147 


exertions in accomplishing the embarkation of his Majesty’s 
Troops at Corunna, on the late memorable occasion. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the Sea¬ 
men and Royal Marines on board the Ships under the com¬ 
mand of Rear-Admiral the Honourable Michael De Courcy, 
for their effectual exertions in accomplishing the embarkation 
of his Majesty’s Troops at Corunna, on the late memorable 
occasion; and that the Captains of the several Ships do 
signify the same to their respective Crews, and do thank them 
for their distinguished and exemplary conduct. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said Reso¬ 
lutions to Rear-Admiral the Honourable Michael De Courcy , 
and that he be requested by Mr. Speaker to signify the same 
to the several Captains and other Officers referred to therein. 


Thanks to Lieutenant-General Alexander Mackenzie 
Fraser, Brigadier-General Henry Fane, and Rear- 
Admiral Sir Samuel Hood (in their Places), for their 
Services at Corunna. 

Mercurii, 1° die Februarii, 1809. 

Lieutenant-General Alexander Mackenzie Fraser being come 
to the House, and Brigadier-General Henry Fane being pre¬ 
sent, Mr. Speaker acquainted them, that The House had, 
upon Wednesday last (25 January), resolved, that the Thanks 
of this House be given to them for their distinguished conduct, 
and exemplary valour displayed in the Battle of Corunna, 
whereby the complete repulse and signal defeat of the Enemy, 
on every point of attack, was effected, and the safe and unmo- 

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lested embarkation of the Army secured in the presence of a 
French Army of superior force; and Mr. Speaker gave them 
the Thanks of The House accordingly, as followeth : 

Lieutenant-General Mackenzie Fraser and Briga¬ 
dier-General Fane, 

The deep grief which this Nation has felt for the loss it has 
experienced by the death of that illustrious Commander, the 
late Sir John Moore, in the memorable Battle of Corunna, has 
been mitigated in some degree by the reflection, that it still 
numbers amongst its brave defenders many gallant and 
distinguished Officers, who, formed and fired by his great 
example, we may confidently expect will emulate his glory. 

In this honourable list your names stand enrolled; and 
this House, acknowledging with gratitude your important 
Services upon that lamented but glorious day, has commanded 
me to deliver you its Thanks ; and I do accordingly, in the 
name of the Commons of this United Kingdom, thank you 
for your distinguished conduct and exemplary valour displayed 
in the Battle of Corunna, whereby the complete repulse and 
signal defeat of the Enemy, on every point of attack, was 
effected, and the safe and unmolested embarkation of the 
Army secured in the presence of a French Army of superior 
force. 

Upon which Lieutenant-General Fraser said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

The high and distinguished honour conferred upon us bv The 
House, calls for our warmest acknowledgment and gratitude, and 
will be an incitement to us, if any were wanting, to use every exer- 


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tion in our power to add fresh lustre to his Majesty's Arms, whenever 
an opportunity offers. 

Permit me, Sir, also to offer you my thanks for the handsome and 
flattering manner in which you have been pleased to convey to me 
the sentiments of The House. 

Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood being* also come to the 
House, Mr. Speaker acquainted him, that The House had, upon 
Wednesday last (25 January), resolved, that the Thanks of this 
House be given to him for his most effectual and able disposition 
of the Ships and Transports, and for his effectual exertions in 
accomplishing the embarkation of his Majesty's Troops at 
Corunna , on the late memorable occasion ; and Mr. Speaker 
gave him the Thanks of The House accordingly, as followeth: 

Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood, 

The various and brilliant Services which have marked the 
splendid career of your Naval glory have long since made you 
known to the recorded gratitude of Parliament; and the 
memorable and difficult Service which you have recently 
contributed to accomplish at Corunna, has called forth this 
fresh tribute of its applause. 

I do therefore now, by the command and in the name of 
the Commons of this United Kingdom, thank you for your 
most able disposition of the Ships and Transports, and for 
your effectual exertions in accomplishing the embarkation of 
his Majesty’s Troops at Corunna, on the late memorable 
occasion. 

Upon which Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel IIood said : 
Mr. Speaker, 

I beg leave to offer my most sincere thanks for the honour con¬ 
ferred on me by the Vote of this House : it affords me peculiar 

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THANKS OF THE <£O1!tmOtt0 : 1809. 


satisfaction that, in the performance of my duty only, my Services 
have met the approbation of the Representatives of my Countrymen, 
which I shall always endeavour to merit. 

For the very handsome manner, Sir, you have been pleased to 
communicate this to me, I request you to accept my warmest 
acknowledgments. 


ROLEIA and VIMIERA. 

» 

Thanks to the Right honourable Lieutenant-General Sir 

Arthur Wellesley, and other Officers, for their skilful 
and gallant Exertions in the Battles of Roleia and 

Vimiera. 


House of Commons- - Mercurii , 25° die Januariij 1809. 

— The Army. — 

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
“ That the Thanks of this House be given to the Right 
honourable Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley , Knight 
of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for the dis¬ 
tinguished valour, ability and conduct displayed by him on 
the 17th and 21st of August last, in Portugal, on the latter of 
which days he obtained at Vimiera , over the Army of the 
Enemy, a signal Victory, honourable and glorious to the 
British Arms ” . . . . Resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved , That the Thanks of this House be given to 
Major-General Spencer , Major-General Hill, Major-General 






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Ferguson, Brigadier-General Ack/and, Brigadier-General 
Nightingale, Brigadier-General Henry Fane, and Brigadier- 
General Bowes, and the several Officers of the Army, for 
their skilful and gallant exertions against the Enemy in the 
Battles of Roleia and Vimiera, by which they reflected so 
much lustre on his Majesty’s Arms. 

Resolved, That this House doth highly approve of, and 
acknowledge, the steady and disciplined valour displayed by 
the Non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers of the 
Army on the above occasion; and that the same be signified 
by the Commanders of the several Corps, who are desired to 
thank them for their distinguished and exemplary conduct. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the two last of 
the said Resolutions to the Right honourable Lieutenant- 
General Sir Arthur Wellesley , and that he be requested by 
Mr. Speaker to signify the same to Major-General Spencer, 
Major-General Hill, Brigadier-General Ackland, Brigadier- 
General Nightingale , and Brigadier-General Bowes, and to 
the several Captains and other Officers referred to therein. 


Thanks to Lieutenant-General the Right honourable Sir 
Arthur Wellesley (in his Place), for his Services at 
Roleia and Vimiera. 

Veneris, 27° die Januarii, 1809. 

Lieutenant-General the Right honourable Sir Arthur Wel¬ 
lesley being come to the House, Mr. Speaker acquainted him, 
that The House had, upon Wednesday last (25 January), 
resolved, that the Thanks of this House be given to him for 
the distinguished valour, ability and conduct displayed by 




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him on the 17th and 21st, of August last, in Portugal, on the 
latter of which days he obtained at Vimiera over the Army of 
the Enemy a signal Victory, honourable and glorious to the 
British Arms; and Mr. Speaker gave him the Thanks of The 
House accordingly, as followeth : 

Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Wellesley, 

After the events of the last year, it was impossible that 
Parliament should re-assemble without directing its earliest 
attention to the Services of the British Army in Portugal; 
and amidst the contending opinions which have prevailed 
upon other questions, the public voice has been loud and 
general in admiration of your splendid achievements. 

It is your praise to have inspired your Troops with 
unshaken confidence and unbounded ardour; to have com¬ 
manded, not the obedience alone, but the hearts and affections 
of your Companions in Arms; and, having planned your 
operations with the skill and promptitude which have so 
eminently characterized all your former exertions, you have 
again led the Armies of your Country to battle, with the same 
deliberate valour and triumphant success which have long 
since rendered your name illustrious in the remotest parts of 
this Empire. 

Military glory has ever been dear to this Nation; and great 
Military exploits in the Field, or upon the Ocean, have their 
sure reward in Royal favour, and the gratitude of Parliament. 
It is, therefore, with the highest satisfaction that, in this fresh 
instance, I now proceed to deliver to you the Thanks of this 
House; and I do now accordingly, by the command and in 


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the name of the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, thank you for the distinguished valour, 
ability and conduct displayed by you on the 17th and 21st 
of August last, in Portugal, on the latter of which days you 
obtained at Vimiera, over the Army of the Enemy, a signal 
Victory, honourable and glorious to the British Arms. 

Upon which Sir Arthur Wellesley said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

I beg leave to express my acknowledgments to The House for 
the high honour which they have conferred upon me, by the notice 
which they have taken, and the approbation they have conveyed, 
of my conduct during the time I commanded his Majesty’s Troops 
in Portugal. 

No man can value more highly than I do the honourable distinc¬ 
tion which has been conferred upon me, a distinction which it is in 
the power of the Representatives of a free People alone to bestow, 
and which it is the peculiar advantage of the Officers and Soldiers 
in the Service of his Majesty to have held out to them as the object 
of their ambition, and to receive as the reward of their Services. 

I beg leave, at the same time, to return you, Sir, my thanks for 
the handsome terms in which your kindness, I ought to say your 
partiality, for me has induced you to convey the approbation of 
The House. 


Thanks to Brigadier-General Catlin Craufurd, for his 
Services at Roleia and Vimiera. 


MartiSy 31° die Januarii, 1809. 

The House was moved, That the Resolution of The House 
of Wednesday last (25 January), u That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Spencer , Major-General Hill y 




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THANKS OF the (^DtUtUOU# : 1809. 


Major-General Ferguson , Brigadier-General Ackland , Briga¬ 
dier-General Nightingale , Brigadier-General Henry Fane , and 
Brigadier-General Bowes , and the several Officers of the Army, 
for their skilful and gallant exertions against the Enemy in 
the Battles of Roleia and Vimiera, by which they reflected so 
much lustre on his Majesty’s Arms,” might be read; and the 
same being read; 

And notice being taken, that the name of Brigadier-General 
Gatlin Cravfurd was omitted in the said Resolution; 

Resolved, That the like Thanks be given to the said Briga- 
dier-General Catlin Craufurd. 


Thanks to Brigadier-General Henry Fane (in his Place), 
for his Services at Roleia and Vimiera. 


Mercurii, 1° die Februarii, 1809. 

Brigadier-General Henry Fane being come to the House, 
Mr. Speaker acquainted him, that The House had, upon Wed¬ 
nesday last (25 January), resolved, that the Thanks of this 
House be given to him, for his skilful and gallant exertions 
against the Enemy in the Battles of Roleia and Vimiera , by 
which he reflected so much lustre on his Majesty’s Arms; and 
Mr. Speaker gave him the Thanks of The House accordingly, 
as followeth: 

Brigadier-General F a ne, 

Upon the late Expedition to Portugal, it was your fortune 
to hold a distinguished command in the British Army, which 
repeatedly gave battle to the Forces of France. The event of 
such conflicts could not be doubtful; British valour and 




ROLEIA AND VIMIERA. 


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discipline triumphed; and those who commanded and directed 
their exertions were covered with glory. 

Whenever the Battles of Roleia and Vimiera shall be 
named (and they will be long and often named with exulta¬ 
tion), your heart may glow with the conscious and honourable 
pride, that your sword upon those days was not drawn in 
vain; and although that gallant and accomplished Officer, 
who, placed by your side, jointly with you sustained the 
brunt of the day at Vimiera, has since been unhappily swept 
away by the course of human events beyond the reach of our 
Thanks, his brave Brethren in Arms may rest assured, that 
the name of General Anstruther will live, not unhonoured, in 
the sad and grateful remembrance of his Country. 

But, Sir, in what concerns your exploits in Portugal, my 
present duty stops here; and I am, in the first place, to 
deliver to you the Thanks of this House, in the name of the 
Commons of this United Kingdom, for your skilful and 
gallant exertions against the Enemy in the Battles of Roleia 
and Vimiera, by which you reflected so much lustre on his 
Majesty’s Arms. 

Upon which Brigadier-General Fane said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

Although I am unable to express, in adequate language, the 
very high sense I entertain of the honour conferred upon me upon 
the present occasion, yet I trust The House will do me the justice 
to believe that I feel it as I ought. 


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THANKS OF THE (!Tomt1tOtt0 : 1809. 


To you, Sir, I have to offer my warmest thanks for the very 
flattering manner in which you have communicated the Vote of 
The House. 


Thanks to Major-General Ferguson (in his Place), for his 
Services at Roleia and Vimiera. 


Luna; , 6° die Februarii, 1809. 

* 

Major-General Ferguson being come to the House, Mr. 
Speaker acquainted him, that The House had, upon the 25th 
day of January last, resolved, that the Thanks of this House 
be given to him for his skilful and gallant exertions against 
the Enemy in the Battles of Roleia and Vimiera , by which he 
reflected so much lustre on his Majesty’s Arms; and Mr. 
Speaker gave him the Thanks of The House accordingly, as 
followeth: 

Major-General Ferguson, 

Amongst the many high privileges enjoyed under this 
free constitution, it is of great public advantage, that they 
who serve their Country in the Field, may also maintain its 
rights and assist its Councils in the Senate; and this House 
beholds at all times with peculiar pride and satisfaction those 
gallant Officers who, returning from foreign Wars to resume 
their duties in this place, appear again amongst us with 
increased reputation and honour. 

Whenever the Fleets and Armies of this Country go forth, 
the Nation unremittingly contemplates the progress of their 
operations; and, looking with anxious hope for a victorious 




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result, it nevertheless confidently expects that, in every event, 
each of its Military Leaders will not fail to combine, with a 
ready skill in the arts of modern Warfare, the firm and 
undaunted courage of his ancestors. These hopes and these 
expectations you have not disappointed upon the late Ex¬ 
pedition to Portugal; and your Country will long remember 
with admiration your intrepid conduct in the Battle of 
Roleia, and your signal display of judgment and valour in 
the Battle of Vimiera. 

These exploits have obtained for you the Thanks of 
Parliament, which you will receive not more as the tribute of 
its gratitude than as a mark and note of the further Services 
which it expects at your hands. 

I do, therefore, in the name and by the command of the 
Commons of this United Kingdom, thank you for your 
skilful and gallant exertions against the Enemy in the Battles 
of Roleia and Vimiera, by which you reflected so much 
lustre on his Majesty’s Arms. 

Upon which Major-General Ferguson said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

I beg leave to return my warmest acknowledgments for the high 
and distinguished honour which this House has been pleased to 
confer upon me. 

Having ever considered that the greatest reward which a Soldier 
can attain is the approbation of his Country, the Thanks of this 
House must be received by me with gratitude and pride. I am 
well aware, however, that I owe this honour not to my own merit, 


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but to my singular good fortune in commanding such Officers and 
such Men as were placed under my immediate orders, and in being 
myself under the guidance of a General, whose talents, decision 
and bravery justly secured to him the confidence of every man in 
his Army. 

Could any thing in my mind enhance the value of the Thanks 
of this House, it would be the very handsome but too flattering 
manner in which you, Sir, have been pleased to communicate them. 


MARTINIQUE. 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General George Beckwith, Rear- 
Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Cochrane, 
and other Officers, for the gallantry displayed by them in 
effecting the Surrender of the Island of Martinique. 


House of Commons - Veneris, 14° die Aprilis, 1809. 

—The Army and Navy.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General George Beckwith , for 
his able and gallant conduct in effecting, with such signal 
rapidity, the entire Conquest of the important Island of 
Martinique. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander 
Cochrane, Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, 







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159 


for his able and meritorious direction of the Naval Force under 
his command, in effecting the Surrender of the Island of 
Martinique. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, 
Baronet, Major-General Frederick Maitland , Brigadier-General 
Houghton , Brigadier-General Sir Charles Shipley, Brigadier- 
General Stehelin , and to the several Officers of the Army 
under the command of Lieutenant-General George Beckwith , 
for their gallant and meritorious exertions in effecting the 
Conquest of the Island of Martinique. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Commodore George Cockburn, and to the 
several Captains and Officers of the Fleet under the command 
of Rear-Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Cochrane , for 
their gallant and meritorious exertions in effecting the Con¬ 
quest of the Island of Martinique. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the distinguished Services 
of the Non-commissioned Officers and Soldiers in the Army 
serving under Lieutenant-General George Beckwith , in the 
attack upon the Island of Martinique ; and that the same be 
signified to them by the Commanders of the several Corps, 
who are desired to thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the distinguished Services 


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of the Seamen and Royal Marines serving on board the Fleet 
under the command of Rear-Admiral the Honourable Sir 
Alexander Cochrane, in the attack on the Island of Martinique; 
and that the same be signified to them by the Captains of the 
several Ships, who are desired to thank them for their gallant 
behaviour. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Lieutenant-General George Becktvith and 
Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander Cochrane. 


BASQUE ROADS. 

Thanks to Admiral Lord Gambier, for his Zeal and Ability 
as Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet, and to other 
Officers, serving in Basque Roads. 


House of Commons- Luna, 29° die Januarii, 1810. 


—The Navy.— 

A Motion was made, and the Question being put, "That 
the Thanks of this House be given to Admiral the Right 
honourable Lord Gambier , for the zeal, judgment, ability and 
anxious attention to the welfare of his Majesty’s Service, 
which marked his Lordship’s conduct as Commander-in-Chief 
of the Fleet in Basque Roads , by which the French Fleet, 
which had taken refuge under the protection of their own 







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batteries, were driven on shore and disabled, and a consider¬ 
able part of them destroyed, on the 11th and 12th of April 
1809 ” .... Resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral the Honourable Robert 
Stopford, Captain Sir Harry Bin vard Neale , Baronet, Captain 
of the Fleet, and to the several Captains and Officers of the 
Fleet under the command of Admiral Lord Gambler , for 
their gallant and highly meritorious conduct on that glorious 
occasion, particularly marked by the brilliant and unexampled 
success of the difficult and perilous mode of attack, by 
fire-ships, conducted under the immediate direction of Captain 
Lord Cochrane. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the Services of the Seamen 
and Royal Marines on board the Ships under the command of 
Admiral Lord Gambler , in the late glorious and successful 
attack on the French Fleet in Basque Roads; and that the 
Captains and Commanders of the several Ships do signify the 
same to their respective Crews, and do thank them for their 
meritorious and gallant conduct. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said Reso¬ 
lutions to Admiral Lord Gambler , and that he be requested 
by Mr. Speaker to signify the same to Rear-Admiral the 
, Honourable Robert Stopford , Captain Sir Harry Burrard 
Neale , Baronet, Captain of the Fleet, and to the several 
Captains and other Officers referred to therein. 


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TALAVERA. 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General the Right honourable Lord 
Viscount Wellington, and other Officers, for their 
distinguished Valour and Exertions in the memorable 
Battle of Talavera. 

House of Commons - Jovis, 1° die Februarii, 1810. 

—The Army.— 

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, 
“ That the Thanks of this House be given to Lieutenant- 
General the Right honourable Lord Viscount Wellington, 
for the distinguished ability displayed by him on the 27th 
and 28th of July last, in the glorious Battle of Talavera, 
which terminated in the signal defeat of the Forces of the 
Enemy ” . . . . Resolved in the Affirmative. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope Sher¬ 
brooke, Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, 
to Lieutenant-General William Payne, to Lieutenant-General 
Sir Stapleton Cotton, Baronet, to Lieutenant-General Roivland 
Hill, to Major-General Christopher Tilson, to Brigadier- 
General Alexander Campbell, to Brigadier-General Henry 
Frederick Campbell, to Brigadier-General Richard Stewart, 
to Brigadier-General the Honourable Charles Stewart, to 
Brigadier-General Alan Cameron , to Brigadier-General Henry 
Fane, to Brigadier-General George Anson, and to Brigadier- 
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tlieir distinguished exertions on the 27th and 2Sth of July 
last, in the memorable Battle of Talavera, which terminated in 
the signal defeat of the Forces of the Enemy. 

Resolved, JYemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the distinguished valour 
and discipline displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers of the Forces serving, on the 27th and 
28th of July last, under the command of Lieutenant-General 
Lord Viscount Wellington , in the glorious Victory obtained at 
Talavera ; and that the same be signified to them by the 
Commanding Officers of the several Corps, who are desired to 
thank them for their gallant and exemplary conduct. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said Reso¬ 
lutions to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Wellington, and 
that he be requested by Mr. Speaker to signify the same to 
Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope Sherbrooke, Knight of the 
Most honourable Order of the Bath, to Lieutenant-General 
Payne, to Lieutenant-General Rowland Hill, to Major- 
General Christopher Tilson, to Brigadier-General Alexander 
Campbell , to Brigadier-General Henry Frederick Campbell , 
to Brigadier-General Richard Stewart , to Brigadier-General 
Alan Cameron , and to Brigadier-General Edward Howorth. 


Thanks to Brigadier-General the Honourable Charles 
Stewart (in his Place), for his Services at Talavera. 


Luna, 5° die Februarii , 1810. 

Brigadier-General the Honourable Charles Stewart being 
to the House, Mr. Speaker acquainted him, that The 

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House had, upon Thursday last (l February), resolved, that 
the Thanks of this House be given to him for his distinguished 
exertions on the 27th and 28th of July last, in the memorable 
Battle of Talavera , which terminated in the signal defeat of 
the Forces of the Enemy; and Mr. Speaker gave him the 
Thanks of The House accordingly, as followeth : 

Brigadier-General Charles Stewart, 

Amongst the gallant Officers to whom this House has 
declared its gratitude for their distinguished Services in Spain, 
your name has the honour to stand enrolled. 

During the progress of the two last Campaigns in Spain 
and Portugal, whoever has turned his eyes towards the bold 
and perilous operations of our Armies in Leon and Gallicia; 
whoever has contemplated the brilliant passage of the British 
Troops across the Douro, an exploit which struck the Enemy 
himself with admiration as well as dismay ; must have marked 
throughout those memorable achievements that spirit of 
energy and enterprise with which you have rapidly advanced 
in the career of Military fame, and by which you have now 
fixed your name for ever in the annals of your Country, as a 
chief sharer in those immortal laurels won by British 
fortitude and valour in the glorious and hard-fought Battle 
of Talavera. 

Upon the great Commander under whom it was there your 
pride and felicity to serve, his Sovereign, this House, and the 
voice of an applauding Empire, have conferred those signal 
testimonies of honour and gratitude, which posterity will seal 
with its undoubting approbation ; and it is no mean part of 


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the merits for which you are to be this day crowned with our 
Thanks, that you were chosen by such a Commander to be 
the companion of his councils, and the sure hand to which he 
could intrust the prompt and effectual direction of his com¬ 
prehensive and victorious operations. 

To you, Sir, I am therefore now to deliver the Thanks of 
this House ; and I do accordingly, in the name and by the 
command of the Commons of the United Kingdom, thank 
you for your distinguished exertions on the 27 th and 28 th days 
of July last, in the memorable Battle of Talavera, which 
terminated in the signal defeat of the Forces of the Enemy. 

Upon which Brigadier-General Stewart said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

I feel myself totally inadequate to express the high sense I enter¬ 
tain of the distinguished honour that has been conferred upon me ; 
an honour far exceeding any little services I may have rendered in 
the fortunate situations in which I have been placed. If a sentiment 
of regret could at such a moment arise in my mind, it would be, 
that (from the circumstance of a severe indisposition) I stand alone 
here on the present occasion, the Army being still on Service, and 
that I am not accompanied by my gallant brother Officers (equally 
Members of this House), who are far more eminently entitled to its 
Thanks and to the applause of their Country than myself. 

If I might venture to arrogate any thing beyond the most 
anxious zeal for the King’s Service, and a sincere love for the pro¬ 
fession I belong to, it is an ardent desire to folloAv the footsteps of 
my great and gallant Commander, to whose sole abilities and exer¬ 
tions we stand indebted not only for the Battle of Talavera, but for 
all those successes which have rendered him alike an ornament to 
his Country and a terror to her Foes : to follow his bright example, 
to emulate his achievements, and be thought worthy of his confidence, 


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I shall ever consider as the surest passport to the greatest distinction 
that can be conferred on a Soldier; I mean the approbation of this 
Honourable House. 

I must now offer my sincerest acknowledgments to you, Sir. 
for the very marked kindness you have shown me in expressing to 
me the Thanks of this House, by condescending to enumerate 
my humble Services in the partial manner you have done; and I 
beg to assure you it will be my anxious study to avail myself of all 
occasions to merit the honour which has this day been conferred 
upon me. 

• - 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton, 
Baronet, and to Brigadier-General George Anson (in 
their Places), for their Services at Talavera. 

Jovis, 8° die Martii , 1810. 

Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton , Baronet, and 
Brigadier-General George Anson , being come to the House, 
Mr. Speaker acquainted them, that The House had, upon the 
1st day of February last, resolved, that the Thanks of this 
House be given to them for their distinguished exertions on 
the 27th and 28th of July last, in the memorable Battle of 
Talavera , which terminated in the signal defeat of the Forces 
of the Enemy; and Mr. Speaker gave them the Thanks of 
The House accordingly, as folioweth : 

Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton, and 
Brigadier-General Anson, 

Upon your return from the eventful Wars of Spain, what¬ 
ever variance of opinion, whatever alternation of hopes and 
apprehensions, you may have found to prevail in this Country 
respecting the progress and final issue of that awful contest, 
nevertheless your distinguished conduct and Services have 




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not failed to call forth one universal expression of applause 
and admiration. 

The British Cavalry has been long renowned in War. Vic¬ 
torious in other times over the Troops of France, it feared not 
again to meet its former rivals, flushed even as they were with 
the pride of conquest, and the spoil of many nations. Led 
by your swords, it again displayed a strength and valour irre¬ 
sistible in the shock of arms, and renewed its ancient triumphs 
in the hard-fought Field of Talavera. When the history of 
these memorable days shall be read by our latest descendants, 
be assured that your names will be repeated with exulta¬ 
tion, and your deeds recounted in the list of those heroic 
achievements. 

You serve not an ungrateful Country. It well knows that 
Military fame is national power. And this House, ever prompt 
to proclaim its gratitude for eminent Services in War, has 
therefore conferred upon you the honour of its unanimous 
Thanks. And I do now accordingly, in the name and by the 
command of the Commons of the United Kingdom, thank 
you for your distinguished exertions on the 27 th and 28 th 
days of July last, in the memorable Battle of Talavera, 
which terminated in the signal defeat of the Forces of the 
Enemy. 

Upon which Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton 
Cotton said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

In endeavouring to express my sense of the very high honour 
which has been conferred upon me, and which has been communi- 


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cated to me by you, Sir, in so flattering* a manner, I fear I shall fall 
far short of what my feelings are upon this occasion. 

To receive the Thanks of Parliament is one of the highest rewards 
to which a Soldier can aspire; and believe me, Sir, I shall ever 
consider it my greatest pride to have been so honoured : this, I may 
venture to say, is the feeling of all my brother Officers and Soldiers 
who had the good fortune to be commanded by one of the most 
able and distinguished Generals that has adorned the annals of this 
Country, and who will, I trust (should an opportunity offer), again 
prove to the world that a British Army is not to be beat by a French 
Force of double its numbers. 

Brigadier-General Anson then said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

That any part of my professional conduct should have been 
deemed worthy the particular notice of this House, and of my 
Country, is no less honourable than gratifying to my feelings: I 
must, however, be allowed to confess myself more indebted for this 
distinguished honour to the exertions of those brave Soldiers with 
whom I had the glory of being associated, than to any particular 
merit attached to myself individually. 

1 beg to express to this Honourable House the high sense I 
entertain of the honour it has conferred upon me; and that it will 
ever be the pride of my life to have been thought, in the slightest 
degree, deserving of its good opinion. To you, Sir, I must beg to 
make my warmest acknowledgments for the very handsome and 
polite manner in which you have conveyed to me the sentiments of 
this House, and for the many very gratifying expressions with which 
you have accompanied the communication of this most flattering 
distinction. 




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169 


BARROSA. 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General Thomas Graham, and 
other Officers, for their gallant Exertions in the brilliant 
Victory obtained on the Heights of Barrosa. 


House of Commons - Jovis, 28° die Martii, 1811. 


—The Army.— 

Resolved, Nernine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Thomas Graham , for 
the distinguished ability displayed by him upon the 5th of 
March, in the brilliant Action on the Heights of Barrosa, 
which terminated in the signal and total defeat of the supe¬ 
rior Forces of the Enemy. 

Resolved, Nernine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Brigadier-General William Thomas Dilkes, 
and the several other Officers, for their distinguished exer¬ 
tions on the 5th of March, in the brilliant Action on the 
Heights of Barrosa, which terminated in the signal and total 
defeat of the superior Forces of the Enemy ; and that Lieu¬ 
tenant-General Graham do signify the same to them. 

Resolved, Nernine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the distinguished valour 
and discipline displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 





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and Private Soldiers of the Forces serving under the com¬ 
mand of Lieutenant-General Graham , in the brilliant Victory 
obtained on the Heights of Barrosa \ and that the same be 
signified to them by the Commanding Officers of the several 
Corps, who are desired to thank them for their gallant and 
exemplary conduct. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions 
to Lieutenant-General Graham. 


PORTUGAL. 

(General Services.) 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Wellington, 
and the British and Portuguese Armies, for their 
eminent Services during the arduous and memorable 
Operations in Portugal. 


House of Commons- Veneris , 26° die Aprilis , 1811. 


—The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of 
this House be given to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount 
Wellington , for the consummate ability, fortitude and perse¬ 
verance displayed by him in the command of the British 
and Portuguese Forces, by which the Kingdom of Portugal 







PORTUGAL : GENERAL SERVICES. 


171 


has been successfully defended, and the most signal and 
important Services rendered to his King and Country. 

Resolved , Nemine Cotitradice?ite, That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the eminent and merito¬ 
rious Services uniformly performed by the General Officers, 
Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the Bri¬ 
tish Army, under the command of Lieutenant-General Lord 
Viscount Wellington , during the late arduous and memorable 
operations in Portugal , by which additional lustre has been 
reflected on the reputation of the British Arms. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the zeal, discipline and intrepidity so 
conspicuously displayed by the General Officers, Officers, 
Non-commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the Portuguese 
Army, under the immediate command of Field Marshal 
Sir William Beresford , which have essentially contributed to 
the successful result of the late Military operations. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Wellington , 
and that Lord Viscount Wellington be desired to signify the 
same to the British and Portuguese Armies, and thank them 
for their exemplary and gallant behaviour. 







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THANKS OF THE : 1811 


ALBUERA. 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General Sir William Carr Beres¬ 
ford,- and the British, Portuguese and Spanish 
Armies, for their distinguished Ability and Exertions in 
the Battle of Albuera. 


House of Commons - Veneris , 7° die Junii y 1811. 

— The Army.-— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir William Carr 
Beresford , Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, 
for the distinguished ability displayed by him on the 16th of 
May last, in the glorious Battle at Albuera , which terminated 
in the signal defeat of the Enemy’s Forces. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-Generals the Honourable Galbraith 
Lowry Cole, the Honourable William Stewart, John Hamilton, 
the Honourable William Lumley, Charles Baron Alten, Bri¬ 
gadier-General Robert Ballard Long, and the several other 
Officers, for their distinguished exertions on the 16th of May 
last, in the glorious Battle at Albuera ; and that Lieutenant- 
General Sir William Carr Beresford do signify the same to 
the Honourable William Stewart, John Hamilton, the Honour¬ 
able William Lumley, Charles Baron Alten, Brigadier-General 
Ballard Long , and the several other Officers. 






ALBUERA. 


173 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve of, and acknowledge, the distinguished valour 
and discipline so conspicuously displayed by the Non-com¬ 
missioned Officers and Private Soldiers of his Majesty’s 
Forces, serving on the 16th of May last, under the immediate 
command of Lieutenant-General Sir William Carr Beresford, 
in the signal defeat of the Enemy at Albuera ; and that the 
same be signified to them by the Commanding Officers of 
the several Corps, who are desired to thank them for their 
gallant and exemplary conduct. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the distinguished valour and discipline 
displayed by the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and 
Soldiers of that part of the Portuguese Army which served 
under the immediate command of Lieutenant-General Sir 
William Carr Beresford, on the 1 Gt.h of May last, in the 
glorious Battle at Albuera . 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the distinguished valour and intrepidity 
displayed by the Spanish Army under the command of his 
Excellency General Blake, on the 16th of May last, in the 
glorious Battle at Albuera. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do transmit these Resolutions to 
Lieutenant-General Lord Viscount Wellington, Commander-in- 
Chief of his Majesty’s Forces in the Peninsula ; and that Lord 
Wellington be desired to communicate the same to the Generals 
in command of the Allied Armies in the Battle at Albueia. 



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THANKS OF THE (ffOttttltOtt# : 1812. 


Thanks to Maj or-General the Honourable Galbraith 

Lowry Cole (in his Place), for his Services at Albuera. 

Luna , 3° die Februarii, 1812. 

Major-General the Honourable Galbraith Lowry Cole being 
come to the House, Mr. Speaker acquainted him, that The 
House had, upon the 7th day of June, in the last Session of 
Parliament, resolved, that the Thanks of this House be given 
to him for his distinguished exertions on the 16th of May 
last, in the glorious Battle at Albuera , which terminated in 
the signal defeat of the Enemy’s Forces ; and Mr. Speaker 
gave him the Thanks of The House accordingly, as folioweth : 

Major-General Cole, 

After your long absence upon Military Service, we cannot 
behold your return amongst us without calling to mind the 
memorable events which have signalized the Arms of this 
Country in modern times, and in which you have borne a 
distinguished part. 

In the annals of our Military history, the Plains of Maida 
can never be forgotten, where British valour and the steadi¬ 
ness of British discipline routed the veteran Troops of France, 
and humbled the pride of a presumptuous Enemy ; and we 
cannot forget that, in the history of that day, your name 
stands enrolled amongst those whose gallantry bore the brunt 
of the contest, and decided its issue. 

Pursuing the same career of honour, and toiling onwards 
in the fields of War, you have again claimed our admiration 
and gratitude, by your distinguished exertions in the hard- 
fought Battle of Albuera; for the Commander-in-Chief of 



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the Allied Armies upon that day has given us his recorded 
testimony, that, by your experienced eye, and judicious 
valour, the triumph of the day was completed, when you 
were seen leading on your Troops to the charge, and although 
yourself amongst the wounded, yet foremost amongst the 
victorious. 

These deeds of glory lose not their reward with a great 
and warlike Nation. 

I therefore do now, in the name and by the command of 
the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, deliver to you their unanimous Thanks for your dis¬ 
tinguished exertions in the glorious Battle of Albuera. 

Upon which Major-General Cole said : 

Sir, 

To be considered by this House as deserving their Thanks, is 
certainly highly gratifying to my feelings; but I should ill deserve 
the honour conferred on me, or the situation I hold, were I to take 
that merit to myself which is unquestionably due to the uncon¬ 
querable spirit and gallantry of the Troops it was my good fortune 
to command on that memorable day. To them, and to them alone, 
Thanks are due. I beg The House, however, will do me the justice 
to believe I am fully sensible of the honour conferred on me; and 
I have to regret my inability to express my obligation to you, Sir, 
for the handsome and flattering terms in which you have been 
pleased to convey them. 




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THANKS OF THE <£O11t1UO1t0 : 1812. 


ISLANDS of BOURBON, MAURITIUS and JAVA. 

Thanks to the Right honourable Gilbert Lord Min to, 
Lieutenant-General the Honourable John Abercromby, 
Vice-Admiral Albemarle Bertie, and other Officers, 
for their Exertions in effecting the Conquest of the 
Islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, and for Opera¬ 
tions in Java. 


House of Commons - Veneris , 10 " die Januarii, 1812. 

—The Army and Navy.— 

Resolved) T h at the Thanks of this House be given to the 
Right honourable Gilbert Lord Minto y Governor-General of 
the British Possessions in the East Indies, for the wisdom and 
ability with which the Military resources of the British Em¬ 
pire in India have been applied in the reduction of the power 
of the Enemy in the Eastern Seas, by the Conquest of the 
Islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, and by the recent suc¬ 
cessful operations in the Island of Java; and that this House 
doth attribute the brilliant and important successes which have 
crowned our Arms in that quarter of the globe to the vigorous 
system of well-concerted measures so wisely adopted and 
steadily pursued by Gilbert Lord Minto. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General the Honourable John 
Abercromby, for his able and gallant conduct and meritorious 




BOURBON, MAURITIUS AND JAVA. 


177 


exertions in effecting, with rapidity, the entire Conquest of the 
important Island of Mauritius. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
Hou se be given to Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Achmuty , 
for the decision, skill and energy manifested by him in the 
command of the Forces of his Majesty and of the East India 
Company, in the late operations in the Island of Java , by 
which the honour of the British Nation has been gloriously 
sustained, and additional lustre has been reflected on the 
reputation of the British Arms. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Vice-Admiral Albemarle Bertie , and to 
Rear-Admiral the Honourable Robert Stopford , for their 
cordial co-operation and the essential Service rendered by 
them in the late operations in the Eastern Seas. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-Generals Henry Warde and Frederick 
Augustus Wetherall , and to the several Officers of the Army, 
both European and Native, for their gallant conduct and 
meritorious exertions in the late successful Military opera¬ 
tions in the Eastern Seas. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Commodores William Robert Broughton 
and Josias Rowley , and to the several Captains and Officers 
of his Majesty’s Naval Forces employed in the late operations 
in the Eastern Seas, for their skilful, gallant and meritorious 

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exertions in the reduction of the Enemy’s Settlements in that 
quarter of the globe. 

Resolved, Nemine Contraaicente . That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the zeal, discipline and 
bravery uniformly displayed by the Non-commissioned 
Officers and Private Soldiers, both European and Native, 
employed against the Enemy in the several operations in the 
Eastern Seas ; and that the same be signified to them by the 
Commanders of the several Corps, who are desired to thank 
them for their gallant behaviour. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the Services of the Seamen 
and Royal Marines serving on board his Majesty’s Ships 
employed in the late operations in the Eastern Seas; and 
that the same be signified to them by the Captains of the 
several Ships, who are desired to thank them for their 
gallant behaviour. 

Martis, 14° die Januarii, 1812. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the Resolutions 
of the Thanks of this House, of Friday last (10 January), to the 
Right honourable Gilbert Lord Minto, to Lieutenant-General 
the Honourable John Abercromby , to Lieutenant-General Sir 
Samuel Achmuty , to Vice-Admiral Albemarle Bertie, and to 
Rear-Admiral the Honourable Robert Stopford ; and that 
Lieutenant-General the Honourable John Abercromby, Lieute¬ 
nant-General Sir Samuel Achmuty, Vice-Admiral Albemarle 
Bertie, and Rear-Admiral the Honourable Robert Stopford, be 
requested to signify the same to the Officers serving under their 
respective commands in the late operations in the Eastern Seas. 






CIUDAD RODRIGO. 


179 


CIUDAD RODRIGO. 

1 hanks to General Lord Viscount Wellington, and other 
British and Portuguese Officers, for their Ability and 
indefatigable Exertions during the Siege of Ciudad 
Rodrigo. 


House of Commons - Lurue, 10° die Februarii , 1812. 


—The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General Lord Viscount Wellington, for 
the skill, decision, indefatigable exertions and consummate 
judgment manifested by him in the recent Siege of Ciudad 
Rodrigo , by which that important Fortress has been wrested 
from the Enemy in the short space of eleven days. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Thomas Graham , 
second in command, to Lieutenant-General Thomas Picton, 
Major-General the Honourable Charles Colville , Major- 
General Robert Craufurd , Major-General John Vandeleur, 
and to Colonel Denis Pack , Brigadier-General in the Portu¬ 
guese Service, for their distinguished exertions during the 
recent Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, which was gloriously terrai- 






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nated by the successful assault of that important Fortress 
upon the evening of the 10th of January last. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the British and Portuguese 
Forces, who so nobly led the Allied Troops to the assault of 
Ciudad Rodrigo, upon the evening of the 19th of January 
last, and brought the Siege to a speedy and successful 
termination, by exertions of the most signal valour and 
intelligence. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers belonging to the Corps of Royal 
Engineers, and to the Officers belonging to the Royal Artillery 
and Portuguese Artillery, serving under the command of Lord 
Viscount Wellington at the recent Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, 
for the professional ability and indefatigable zeal displayed by 
them throughout the operation. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
most highly acknowledge, and approve of, the distinguished 
bravery, zeal and discipline so conspicuously displayed by 
the Non-commissioned Officers and Soldiers of the British 
and Portuguese Forces employed in the glorious assault 
of Ciudad Rodrigo, upon the evening of the 19th of January 
last. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge, and approve of, the good conduct, spirit 
of enterprize, patience and perseverance manifested by the 


CIUDAD RODRIGO. 


181 


other General Officers, Officers, Non-commissioned Officers 
and Soldiers belonging to the British and Portuguese Forces 
which served under the command of General Lord Viscount 
Wellington in the recent Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions 
to General Lord Viscount Wellington, and that Lord Viscount 
Wellington be desired to signify the same to the Generals 
commanding the Allied Armies at the late Siege and Capture 
of Ciudad Rodrigo. 


Thanks to Major-General Henry Frederick Campbell, 
and other Officers, for their Services at Ciudad 
Rodrigo. 


Mercurii, 8° die Aprilis, 1812. 

The House was moved, That the Resolution of The House, 
of the 10th day of February last, “That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Thomas Graham, 
second in command, to Lieutenant-General Thomas Picto?i, 
Major-General the Honourable Charles Colville, Major-General 
Robert Craufurd, Major-General John Vandeleur, and to 
Colonel Denis Pack, Brigadier-General in the Portuguese 
Service, for their distinguished exertions during the recent 
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, which was gloriously terminated by 
the successful assault of that important Fortress upon the 
evening of the 19th of January last/ 7 might be read ; and the 
same was read: 

And notice being taken, that the names of Major-General 
Henry Frederick Campbell, Major-General the Honourable 
Charles William Stewart, Major-General Baron Low, Major- 

M 3 




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THANKS OF THE gTOttUUOtl# : 1812. 


General James Kemmis, Major-General William Borthwick, 
and Colonel William Maundy Harvey , Brigadier-General in 
the Portuguese Service, were omitted in the said Motion; 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the like Thanks be 
given to the said Major-General Henri/ Frederick Campbell, 
Major-General the Honourable Charles William Stewart, Ma¬ 
jor-General Baron Loro, Major-General James Kemmis, Major- 
General William Borthwick, and Colonel William Maundy 
Harvey, Brigadier-General in the Portuguese Service. 


BADAJOZ. 

Thanks to General the Earl of Wellington, and other 
Officers, for the Military Skill and Professional Ability 
displayed by them at the Siege of Badajoz. 


House of Commons- Luna, 27° die Aprilis, 1812. 


— The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General the Earl of Wellington, for the 
great ability and military skill manifested by him in the recent 
Siege of Badajoz, by which that important Fortress has been 
wrested from the possession of the Enemy. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir William Carr 
Beresford, Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, 







BADA JOZ. 


183 


Lieutenant-General James Leith, Lieutenant-General Thomas 
Picton, Major-General the Honourable Charles Stewart, 
Major-General the Honourable Charles Colville, Major- 
General Barnard Ford Bowes, Major-General Andrew Hay, 
Major-General George Townsend Walker, and Major-General 
James Kempt, and likewise to Brigadier-General William 
Maundy Harvey, Brigadier-General Champlemond, and 
Brigadier-General Manley Power , of the Portuguese Service, 
for their distinguished exertions during the recent Siege of 
Badajoz, which was so gloriously terminated by the suc¬ 
cessful assault of that important Fortress in the night of the 
6th instant. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers belonging to the Corps of 
Royal Engineers, and to the Royal Artillery and Portuguese 
Artillery, serving under the command of the Earl of Welling¬ 
ton at the recent Siege of Badajoz, for the professional ability, 
valour and indefatigable zeal displayed by them throughout 
that arduous operation. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the British and Portuguese 
Forces employed in the recent Siege of Badajoz, for the 
valour, zeal and ability displayed by them throughout that 
arduous operation, and particularly in the glorious capture of 
the place by assault in the night of the 6th instant. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge, and approve of, the distinguished bravery, 


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THANKS OF THE CommOtt# : 1812. 


zeal and discipline manifested by the Non-commissioned 
Officers and Soldiers of the British and Portuguese Forces 
employed in the recent Siege of Badnjoz ? and particularly in 
the glorious capture of that place by assault in the night of 
the Oth instant. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do transmit the said Resolutions 
to General the Earl of Wellington , and that his Lordship be 
desired to communicate the same to the Generals and Allied 
Armies employed in the late Siege and Capture of Badcijoz. 


SALAMANCA. 

Thanks to General the Marquis of Wellington, for his 
distinguished Services during the Campaign, and espe¬ 
cially for the glorious and decisive Victory near 
Salamanca ; and to Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton 
Cotton, and other Officers, on the same occasion. 


House of Commons - Jovis, 3° die Decembris , 1812. 


—The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General the Marquis of Wellington , for the 
many and great Services which he has rendered to this King¬ 
dom, and to his Majesty’s Allies, during the late Campaign; 








SALAMANCA. 


185 


and more particularly for the glorious and decisive Victory 
obtained near Salamanca, by the Allied Army under his 
Lordship’s command, upon the 22d of July last, whereby the 
French power in Spain has been essentially diminished, the 
Siege of Cadiz has been raised, and the Southern Provinces 
of the Peninsula have been rescued from the hands of the 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton , 
Lieutenant-General James Leitli , Lieutenant-General the 
Honourable Galbraith Lowry Cole , and to Major-Generals 
Henry Clinton, Henry Frederick Campbell , Baron Bock, 
Victor Baron Alien , Baron Low, Charles Baron Alten , John 
Hope, George Anson , William Anson, John Ormsby Vande- 
leur, I. H. C. De Bernewitz, the Honourable Edward 
Pakenham, and William Henry Pringle, and to the several 
other Officers, for their distinguished exertions in the Battle 
of Salamanca, upon the 22d of July last, which terminated in 
a glorious and decisive Victory over the Enemy’s Army. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
acknowledge, and highly approve of, the distinguished valour 
and discipline displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers of the Forces serving under the command 
of General the Marquis of Wellington, in the glorious Victory 
obtained upon the 22d of July last near Salamanca; and 
that the same be signified to them by the Commanding 



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THANKS OF THE C^OIUmOn0 *. 1813. 


Officers of the several Corps, who are desired to thank them 
for their gallant and exemplary behaviour. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the zeal, courage and discipline dis¬ 
played by the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and 
Private Soldiers of the Portuguese Forces serving under the 
command of General the Marquis of Wellington , in the 
glorious Victory obtained upon the 22d of July last near 
Salamanca. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said Reso¬ 
lutions to General the Marquis of Wellington , and that he 
be requested by Mr. Speaker to signify the same to Lieutenant- 
General James Leith, and to Major-Generals Henry Frederick 
Campbell, Baron Bock, Victor Baron Alten , Baron Low, 
Charles Baron Alten, John Hope, William Anson, John Ormsby 
Vandeleur, I. H. C. De Bernewitz, and the Honourable 
Edward Pakenham. 


Thanks to Marshal Sir William Carr Beresford, and 
other Officers, for their Services at Salamanca. 


Mercurii, 3° die Februarii, 1813. 

The House was moved, That the Resolution of The House of 
the 3d day of December last, u That the Thanks of this House 
be given to Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton, Lieutenant- 
General James Leith, Lieutenant-General the Honourable 
Galbraith Lowry Cole, and to Major-Generals Henry Clinton, 
Henry Frederick Campbell, Baron Bock, Victor Baron Alten, 
Baron Low, Charles Baron Alten, John Hope, George Anson, 
William Anson, John Ormsby Vandeleur, /. H. C. De Berne _ 




SALAMANCA. 


187 


witz, the Honourable Edward Pakenham , and William Henry 
Pringle , and to the several other Officers, for their distin¬ 
guished exertions in the Battle of Salamanca , upon the 22d 
of July last, which terminated in a glorious and decisive Vic¬ 
tory over the Enemy’s Army,” might be read ; and the same 
being read : 

And notice being taken, that the names of Marshal Sir 
William Carr Beresford, Knight of the Most honourable Order 
of the Bath, Brigadier-General the Conde De Rezende, Bri¬ 
gadier-General Denis Pack , Brigadier-General Manley Power , 
Brigadier-General William Frederick Sprye , Brigadier-General 
Benjamin D 7 Urban, and Brigadier-General Henry Bradford , 
were omitted in the said Resolution ; 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the like Thanks be 
given to the said Marshal Sir William Carr Beresford, 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, Bri¬ 
gadier-General the Conde De Rezende , Brigadier-General 
Denis Pack y Brigadier-General Manley Power, Brigadier- 
General William Frederick Sprye , Brigadier-General Ben¬ 
jamin D' Urban, and Brigadier-General Thomas Bradford. 


Thanks to Major-General Henry Clinton and Major- 
General William Henry Pringle (in their Places), for 
their Services at Salamanca. 


Mercuriij 10° die Februarii, 1813. 

Major-General Henry Clinton and Major-General William 
Henry Pringle being come to the House, Mr. Speaker ac¬ 
quainted them, that The House had, upon the 3d day of December 
last, resolved, that the Thanks of this House be given to them, 




188 


THANKS OF THE (£OmmOtt0 : 1818. 


for their distinguished exertions in the Battle of Salamanca, 
upon the 22d of July last, which terminated in a glorious and 
decisive Victory over the Enemy’s Army ; and Mr. Speaker 
gave them the Thanks of The House accordingly, as followeth : 

Major-General Clinton, and Major-General Pringle, 

This House is always prompt to acknowledge Military 
merit; and we rejoice to see amongst us those who have 
signalized their names in War. 

When the great Captain who commands our Armies in 
the Peninsula, after a series of skilful operations, obtained the 
opportunity for which he had long been anxious, and brought 
the Enemy to action in front of Salamanca, he relates, that the 
foremost of his Troops, in their first onset, drove the Enemy 
from height to height, and bore down all before them; that, 
when the stress of the Battle in other points had checked the 
bravest of our Battalions, and disabled some of their most 
distinguished Leaders, the Division of which Major-General 
Pringle then took the command, nevertheless steadily main¬ 
tained the contest; and that, when the Reserve was brought 
up by Major-General Clinton, the issue of the day was 
rendered no longer doubtful, and the Victory was by him 
completed. 

These plain recitals have marked out your exploits for 
public applause and admiration ; and to these honours your 
Country has also added the tribute of her public gratitude. 

I do therefore now, in the name and by the command of 
the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament 


SALAMANCA. 


189 


assembled, deliver to you, severally, their unanimous Thanks 
for your distinguished exertions in the Battle of Salamanca, 
upon the 22d of July last, which terminated in a glorious and 
decisive Victory over the Enemy’s Army. 

Upon which Major-General Clinton said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

I assure you, Sir, I set the greatest value on the honour which 
has been conferred upon me by the Vote of The House. 

I consider such an acknowledgment of Services rendered to 
our Country to be amongst the highest recompenses which can be 
bestowed. 

This honourable reward, added to the consciousness which I 
enjoy of having always zealously endeavoured to be useful to the 
Army and to my Country, affords me peculiar gratification; but I 
should be ungrateful towards those brave men whom I had the honour 
to command upon the occasion to which you have particularly 
alluded, if I were not to acknowledge how much I feel indebted for 
the honour which I have just received to their noble conduct and 
persevering gallantry throughout the trials of that arduous but 
glorious day. 

I feel, Sir, very sensibly, your kindness in the flattering manner 
in which you have been so good as to communicate to me the Vote 
of The House, and for which I beg you will do me the honour to 
accept my sincere thanks. 

Then Major-General Pringle said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

I feel most sensibly the high honour which has been conferred on 
me by the Thanks of this House. I am well aware that very little 
of the success of that glorious day at Salamanca can be attributed 
to any feeble efforts of mine, but to the bravery of those Troops 
which I had the good fortune to command. I shall, however, always 
consider it as the most fortunate circumstance of my life, the having 


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THANKS OF THE iTomiUOU^ : 1813. 


been placed in a situation which lias procured me the high honour 
which I have this day received. I beg leave to return you, Sir, my 
thanks for the very flattering terms in which you have been pleased 
to express yourself on my conduct. 


Thanks to Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton (in 
his Place), for his Services at Salamanca. 


Martis, 9° die Martii, 1813. 

Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton being come to the 
House, Mr. Speaker acquainted him, that The House had, upon 
the 3d day of December last, resolved, that the Thanks of The 
House be given to him, for his distinguished exertions in the 
Battle of Salamanca , upon the 22d of July last, which ter¬ 
minated in a glorious and decisive Victory over the Enemy’s 
Army; and Mr. Speaker gave him the Thanks of The House 
accordingly, as followeth : 

Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton, 

In this interval between the active seasons of War, your 
proper sphere of duty is within these walls ; and we hail with 
pride and pleasure your return amongst us, bringing with you 
fresh marks of Royal favour, the just reward of fresh Services 
and Triumphs. 

Descended from a long line of ancestors, whose names are 
recorded in the earliest ages of our history, and characterized 
with those qualities of prudence, generosity and valour, which 
have laid the foundations of English greatness, your race has 
exhibited many a model of that splendid worth which digni¬ 
fies the Gentlemen of England, always prompt to discharge 




SALAMANCA. 


191 


the laborious duties of civil life, and never slow to take up 
arms at the call of their Country. Such, in an eminent 
degree, was that venerated person from whom you have 
immediately derived your own hereditary honours, endeared 
by his active virtues to the public men of his own times, not 
unknown to some who still sit amongst us, and ever remem¬ 
bered by myself with the sincerest sentiments of respect 
and affection. 

But, Sir, when the path of early life lay open to your 
choice, the then warlike state of the world called forth a con¬ 
genial spirit, and your Military ardour led you to encounter 
the toils and dangers of War in distant climates. Trained in 
the same camps, and animated by the same love of glory, as 
the great Captain who now commands our Armies, and fills the 
world with his renown, you have bravely followed his brilliant 
career, and shared in his unexampled triumphs. Renouncing 
the charms of ease, and the seat of your ancestors, you have 
gallantly gone forth to the tented fields of Portugal and Spain; 
and, having reaped the harvest of our Thanks for your achieve¬ 
ments in the Battle of Talavera, you now stand before us 
crowned with the never-fading laurels of Salamanca. Your 
Squadrons, upon that memorable day, overthrowing the 
Enemy’s embattled ranks, laid open the road to Victory ; 
and the work which your gallantry had commenced, your 
triumphant perseverance completed. 

These heroic exploits have again entitled you to the public 
oratitude; and I do now. in the name and by the command 


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THANKS OF THE <£0mmOtt0 : 1813. 


of the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament 
assembled, deliver to you their unanimous Thanks for your 
distinguished exertions in the Battle of Salamanca, on the 22d 
of July last, which terminated in a glorious and decisive 
Victory over the Enemy’s Army. 

Upon which Lieutenant-General Sir Stapleton Cotton 
said: 

Mr. Speaker, 

I cannot express how much I feel gratified and honoured by the 
Vote of Thanks which has been passed by this House, and con¬ 
veyed to me by you, Sir, in so flattering a manner. I am indebted 
to the discipline and bravery of the Troops I have the honour to 
command for this most distinguished reward. 

In zeal for the Service, and attachment to my King and Country, 
I yield to no man : my feeble efforts shall ever be exerted to render 
myself worthy of the very great honour which has been conferred 
upon me. 


VITTORIA. 

Thanks to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, 
and other Officers, for the Energy and Valour evinced by 
them in the glorious Victory near Vittoria. 


House of Commons- Mercurii, 7° die Julii, 1813. 


—The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, 







VITTORIA. 


193 


Knight of the Most noble Order of the Garter, for the energy 
and distinguished ability with which he hath conducted the 
late operations of the Allied Forces in Spain', and particularly 
for the splendid and decisive Victory obtained upon the 21st 
day of June last, near Vittoria , when the French Army was 
completely routed, with the loss of all its Artillery, Stores and 
Baggage. 

Resolved , Remine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham , 
Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill , Lieutenant-General 
the Earl of Dalhousie, Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, 
Lieutenant-General Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole , and Lieutenant- 
General the Honourable William Stewart; to Major-General 
George Baron Bock , Major-General Charles Baron Alten, 
Major-General the Honourable Charles Colville , Major-Ge¬ 
neral George Anson, Major-General John Oswald , Major- 
General John Ormsby Vandeleur , Major-General George 
Murray, Major-General Frederick Philips Robinson, Major- 
General Lord Aylmer, and to the several other Officers of 
his Majesty’s Service, for their great exertions upon the 
21st of June last, when the French Army was completely 
defeated by the Allied Forces under the Marquis of Wel¬ 
lington's command. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Marshal Sir William Carr Beresford, 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, and to 
the several General Officers and Officers of the Portuguese 


N 


194 


THANKS OF THE ^TOtU)UOtt0 : 1813. 


Service, who were present at the glorious Battle of I ittoriu , 
upon the 21st day of June last, for their great exertions 
upon that occasion, when the French Army was completely 
defeated by the Allied Forces under the Marquis of Wel¬ 
lingtons command ; and that the Marquis of Wellington be 
desired to convey to them the present Resolution. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
acknowledge, and highly approve of, the distinguished zeal, 
valour and discipline displayed by the Non-comfnissioned 
Officers and Private Soldiers of his Majesty’s Forces serving 
under the command of Field Marshal the Marquis of Wel¬ 
lington, in the glorious Victory obtained upon the 21st of 
June last, near Vittoria', and that the same be signified to 
them by the Commanding Officers of the several Corps, who 
are desired to thank them for their gallant and exemplary 
behaviour. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the zeal, courage and discipline displayed 
by the Non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers of 
the Portuguese Forces serving under the command of Field 
Marshal the Marquis of Wellington , in the glorious Victory 
obtained upon the 21st of June last, near Vittoria. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the distinguished zeal, valour and good 
conduct displayed by the several General Officers, Officers, 
Non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers of the 
Spanish Forces who served under the command of the Mar- 


SALAMANCA AND VITTORIA. 


195 


quis of Wellington , in the splendid and decisive Victory 
obtained over the French Army upon the 21st of June 
last, near Vittoria ; and that Field Marshal the Marquis of 
Wellington be desired to communicate to them the present 
Resolution. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington , and 
that he be requested by Mr. Speaker to signify the same to 
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham and the Earl of 
Dalhousie , and to Major-Generals George Baron Bock , Charles 
Baron Alten, the Honourable Charles Colville , John Oswald , 
John Ormshy Vandeleur , George Murray , Frederick Philips 
Robinson and Lord Aylmer. 


Thanks to Major-General George Anson (in his Place), 
for his Services at Salamanca and Vittoria. 


Jovis , 11° die Novembris , 1813. 

Major-General George Anson being come to the House, 
Mr. Speaker acquainted him with the Resolutions of The House 
of the 3d day of December 1812, and of the 7th day of July 
last, respecting his Services in the Battles of Salamanca 
and Vittoria j and Mr. Speaker gave him the Thanks of The 
House accordingly, as followeth: 

Major-General Anson, 

When last I had the honour of addressing you from this 
place, you came to receive our Thanks for your share in the 
glorious Battle of Talavera. 

Pursuing the same career, under the same illustrious 




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THANKS OF THE gTOmtUOtt# : 1813. 


Commander, it is more gratifying than surprising to see 
that in succeeding Campaigns you have reaped new laurels. 

The badge of honour which commemorates your Services 
at Salamanca brings to our recollection those skilful opera¬ 
tions in which you were engaged upon the Douro, previous to 
that memorable day, and the destruction which your Cavalry 
poured down upon the Rear-Guard of the Enemy in their 
flight. 

In the Battle of Vittoria the British Cavalry also took 
their part; and acting with the left Wing of the Allied 
Army, under the immediate command of Lieutenant-General 
Sir Thomas Graham, (a name never to be mentioned in 
our Military Annals without the strongest expressions of 
respect and admiration,) your Squadrons contributed to 
cut off the Enemy from their direct retreat into France; 
and all Europe has heard of their consequent route and 
dispersion. 

To you, Sir, I am therefore commanded to express the 
gratitude of this House; and in the name of the Commons 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in 
Parliament assembled, I do now deliver to you their unani¬ 
mous Thanks, for your distinguished exertions in the Battle 
of Salamanca, upon the 22d July 1812, which terminated in 
a glorious and decisive Victory over the Enemy’s Army ; and 
also for your great exertions upon the 21st of June last, when 


VITTORIA. 


197 


the French Army was completely defeated by the Allied 
Forces, near Vittoria, under the Marquis of Wellington’s 
command. 

Upon which Major-General Anson said : 

Sir, 

This is the second time I have had the honour of rising in this 
distinguished Assembly to receive through you, Sir, the Thanks of 
my Country, to which, and to this Honourable House, I return my 
warmest acknowledgments. 

I should not do justice to the illustrious and noble Commander 
with whom I have had the happiness of serving, or to those brave 
Troops under his command (whose gallantry and discipline I have 
had such frequent opportunities of witnessing), did I not assure you, 
that it is to them I consider myself indebted for being placed in this 
highly honourable situation ; I should be greatly deficient also in 
what is due to myself, were I to omit expressing my sincere and 
most heartfelt thanks to you, Sir, for the very gratifying manner 
in which you have conveyed to me the sentiments of my Country 
on this and on a former occasion ; thus conferring upon me an 
additional mark of distinction which it will ever be my pride to 
acknowledge. 


Thanks to Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir William 
Stewart (in his Place), for his Services at Vittoria. 


Veneris , 24° die Junii , 1814. 

Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir William Stewart , 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, being come 
to the House, Mr. Speaker acquainted him, that The House 
had, upon the 7th day of July 1813, resolved, that the Thanks 




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THANKS OF THE (!t0!UtUOtt$ : 1814. 


of this House be given to him for his great exertions upon the 
21st of June 1813, near Vittoria , when the French Army was 
completely defeated by the Allied Forces under the Marquis of 
Wellington ’s command; and Mr. Speaker gave him the Thanks 
of The House accordingly, as followeth : 

Lieutenant-General Sir William Stewart, 

I have to thank you, in the name of your Country, for a 
series of signal and splendid Services; and first, for that 
which your gallantry achieved in the Battle of Vittor.ia. 

When the Usurper of the Spanish Crown put his fortunes 
to the last hazard, it was the brave Second Division of the 
Allied Army, directed by Lord Hill, and acting under your 
command, which began the operations of that memorable 
day, and by its irresistible valour mainly contributed to that 
Victory which drove back the Armies of France to their own 
frontier, and rescued the Peninsula from its invaders and 
oppressors. 

By your achievements in that field of glory, you enrolled 
your name amongst the distinguished Officers upon whom 
this House bestowed the honour of its Thanks; and I do 
therefore now, in the name and by the command of the 
Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Ireland, in Parliament assembled, deliver to you their unani¬ 
mous Thanks, for your great exertions in the splendid and 
decisive Victory obtained on the 21st of June 1813, near 
Vittoria, when the French Army was completely defeated 


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199 


and routed, with the total loss of all its Artillery, Stores and 
Baggage. 

Upon which Lieutenant-General Sir William Stewart 
said: 

Mr. Speaker, 

Unaccustomed as I am to express my sentiments before so im¬ 
portant an Assembly of my countrymen, or to receive praise for 
what few Services I may have rendered in my profession in so liberal 
and so generous a manner as you have now conveyed the sense 
of this House, I am at a loss to make any adequate return. I feel, 
however, deeply on this proud occasion. I should be ungrateful if 
I were to take to myself much of the merit that you have been 
pleased to ascribe to my Services in the particular Action in ques¬ 
tion ; for to those who gallantly supported me is the merit due. 
I cannot advert to that Battle, and not submit to the memory, and, 
if I may use the term, to the affection, of this House, the name of 
one gallant Officer upon whom the brunt of the contest particularly 
fell; I mean, Sir, the late Colonel Cadogan. The fall of that 
Officer was glorious, as his last moments were marked by the 
success of a favourite regiment, upon the magnanimity of whose 
conduct he kept his eyes fixed during the expiring hour of a well- 
finished life. I should be ungrateful for the services which were 
rendered me by Colonel Cameron and by General Byng, on that 
and on all occasions, if I were not thus publicly to advert to them 
in my present place, for to their exertions and support am I indebted 
for the success of those measures of which I am reaping the rich 
reward from my Country, at your too generous hand, this day. 
Permit me, Sir, to repeat my gratitude for the too kind and too 
flattering manner in which you have communicated the sense of 
this House to me this day; I should be truly ungrateful if I did 
not feel the honour in its full force, and I should be doubly so 
towards you, Sir, if I were insensible to the peculiarly distinguished 
mode in which you have now conferred that honour upon me. 






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THANKS OF THE itfOlltlltOtt# : 1813. 


PENINSULA. 

(Saint Sebastian, and other Services.) 

Thanks to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, 
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham, and other 
Officers, for their eminent Services on the several glo¬ 
rious occasions on which they were employed in the 
Peninsula. 


House of Commons - Luna, 8° die Novembris, 1813, 


—The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, 
Knight of the Most noble Order of the Garter, for the 
consummate ability, indefatigable exertion, and admirable 
judgment displayed by him in the operations which succeeded 
the Battle of Vittoria , by which the Enemy have been com¬ 
pelled to abandon the Western Provinces of Spain, and the 
Allied Army finally established on the Frontier of France. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Graham, 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, for the 
eminent Services performed by him in the course of the late 
Military operations in Spain , particularly for the ability, enter- 





PENINSULA. 


201 


prize and perseverance with which he conducted the Siege 
and Capture of the Town and Castle of Saint Sebastian. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-Generals Sir Stapleton Cotton , 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, Sir Row¬ 
land Hill , Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, 
Marshal Sir William Carr Beresford , Knight of the Most 
honourable Order of the Bath, Lieutenant-Generals George 
Earl of Dalhousie, Knight of the Most honourable Order of 
the Bath, Sir Thomas Picton , Knight of the Most honourable 
Order of the Bath, the Honourable Sir Galbraith Lowry 
Cole , Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, 
the Honourable Sir William Stewart , Knight of the Most 
honourable Order of the Bath, Major-Generals William 
Anson , Sir George Murray , Knight of the Most honourable 
Order of the Bath, Quartermaster-General James Kempt, 
the Honourable Sir Edward M. Pakenham, Knight of the 
Most honourable Order of the Bath, William Henry Pringle, 
Edward Barnes , William Inglis, John Byng , Denis Pack , 
Robert Ross, and Brigadier-General Archibald Campbell , 
of the Portuguese Service, for the valour, steadiness and 
exertion so successfully displayed by them in repelling the 
repeated attacks made on the positions of the Allied Army 
by the whole French Force under the command of Marshal 
Soult, between the 25th July and 1st of August last. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir James Leith , Knight 


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of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, Major-Generals 
John Oswald, Edward Philips Robinson, William Frederick 
Sprye, Andrew Hay, and Brigadier-General John Wilson, of 
the Portuguese Service, for their distinguished intrepidity and 
gallant perseverance in the late Siege and Capture of the 
Town and Castle of San Sebastian. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of his Majesty’s Forces serving 
in Spain under the command of Field Marshal the Marquis 
of Wellington, for the distinguished valour, zeal and ability 
displayed by them on the several glorious occasions on which 
they have been employed, from the date of the Battle of 
Vittoria to that of the establishment of the Allied Army on 
the Frontier of France. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge, and approve of, the distinguished bra¬ 
very, zeal and discipline manifested by the Non-commissioned 
Officers and Soldiers of his Majesty's Forces serving in 
Spain under the command of Field Marshal the Marquis of 
Wellington, on the several glorious occasions on which they 
have been employed, from the date of the Battle of Vittoria 
to that of the establishment of the Allied Army on the Frontier 
of France. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the able Services performed by the 
several General Officers, Officers, Non-commissioned Officers 


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and Private Soldiers of the Spanish Forces serving under the 
command of Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, during 
the whole of the operations which have succeeded the Battle 
of Vittoria, and particularly for the very distinguished valour 
and good conduct displayed by them in the repulse of the 
Enemy’s most desperate attack on the whole front of the 
position of the Spanish Troops on the Heights of San Martial, 
on the 31st of August last, and in their attack on the Enemy’s 
position on the right Bank of the Bidassoa, on the 7th October 
1813. 


Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the zeal, valour and discipline which the 
Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers of 
the Portuguese Forces, under the immediate command of 
Marshal Sir William Carr Beresford , have, to their lasting 
honour, eminently displayed in every enterprize and action 
since the Battle of Vittoria. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, and 
that he be requested by Mr. Speaker to signify the same to 
Lieutenant-Generals Sir Thomas Graham , the Earl of Dalhousie, 
and Sir James Leith, and to Major-Generals William Anson , 
Sir George Murray, James Kempt, the Honourable Sir Edward 
M. Pakenham, Edward Barnes, William Inglis , John Byng, 
Denis Pack, Robert Ross, John Oswald, Edward Philips 
Robinson, William Frederick Sprye, and Andrew Hay, and 
Brigadier-Generals Archibald Campbell and John Wilson. 



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Thanks to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton (in his 
Place), for his Services in the Peninsula, at Vittoria, 
and in the Pyrenees. 


Jovis, 11° die Novembris , 1813. 

Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton , Knight of the 
Most honourable Order of the Bath, being come to the House, 
Mr. Speaker acquainted him with the Resolutions of The House 
of the 7th day of July last, and of the 8th instant, respecting 
his Services in the Battle of Vittoria , and in the subsequent 
operations of the Allied Armies in Spain ; and Mr. Speaker 
gave him the Thanks of The House accordingly, as followeth: 

Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, 

In this House your name has been long since enrolled 
amongst those who have obtained the gratitude of their 
Country for distinguished Military Services; and we this 
day rejoice to see you amongst us, claiming again the 
tribute of our Thanks for fresh exploits and achievements. 

Wherever the History of the Peninsular War shall be 
related, your name will be found amongst the foremost in 
that race of glory ; by your sword the British Troops were 
led on to the victorious Assault of Ciudad Rodrigo; by your 
daring hand the British Standard was planted upon the Castle 
of Badajoz; when the Usurper of the Spanish Throne was 
driven to make his last stand at Vittoria, your Battalions 
filled the centre of that formidable line, before which the 



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veteran Troops of France fled in terror and dismay; and by 
your skill, prudence and valour, exerted in a critical hour, 
the Enemy was foiled in his desperate attempt to break 
through the barrier of the Pyrenees, and raise the blockade 
of Pampeluna. 

For the deeds of Vittoria and the Pyrenees, this double 
harvest of glory in one year, the House of Commons has 
resolved again to give you the tribute of its Thanks ; and 
I do therefore now, in the name and by the command of the 
Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire¬ 
land, in Parliament assembled, deliver to you their unanimous 
Thanks for your great exertions upon the 21st of June last, 
near Vittoria, when the French Army was completely defeated 
by the Allied Forces under the Marquis of Wellington’s com¬ 
mand, and also, for the valour, steadiness and exertion so 
successfully displayed by you in repelling the repeated attacks 
made on the position of the Allied Army, by the whole French 
Forces under the command of Marshal Soult, between the 
25th July and 1st of August last. 

Upon which Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton 

said : 

Sir, 

Being entirely unaccustomed to speak in public, I have great 
difficulty in expressing the high degree of gratification that I feel 
at the very flattering sentiments which this Honourable House 
has been pleased to entertain of my Services, and at the very hand¬ 
some manner in which they have been communicated. I have 
always, Sir, regarded the Thanks of this Honourable House as one 
of the highest honours which could be conferred on any Officer; as 


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the unquestionable evidence of past and the greatest incitement to 
future Services. 

But I can apply individually to myself but a small part of the 
high commendations which have been so liberally and handsomely 
bestowed; a great proportion is unquestionably due to the Generals 
and Officers commanding Brigades and Corps in the Division, for 
the judgment and gallantry with which the Services alluded to were 
invariably executed; and to the Officers and Troops in general, for 
the spirit and intrepidity which bore dow r n all resistance, and secured 
complete success in all the important enterprises on which the Divi¬ 
sion had the good fortune to be employed, during the whole course 
of the War in the Peninsula. 

It will ever be the height of my pride and ambition to share the 
fortunes of a Corps eminently conspicuous for every high Military 
qualification, and actuated by a spirit of heroism which renders it 
truly invincible. With such instruments, Sir, you will easily con¬ 
ceive that it cannot be difficult to obtain success; and it would be 
unfortunate in the extreme if we failed entirely to reflect some of 
the brilliant rays of the great Luminary that directed us. 


Thanks to Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir William 
Stewart and Major-General William Henry Pringle 
(in their Places), for their Services in the Peninsula. 

Veneris, 24° die Junii , 1814. 

Major-General William Henry Pringle being* come to the 
House, and Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir William 
Stewart being present, Mr. Speaker acquainted them, that The 
House had, upon the 8th day of November last, resolved, that 
the Thanks of this House be given to them for the valour, 
steadiness and exertion so successfully displayed by them in 
repelling the repeated attacks made on the positions of the 




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Allied Army by the whole French Force, under the command 
of Marshal Soult, between the 25th of July and 1st of August 
last; and Mr. Speaker gave them the Thanks of The House 
accordingly, as followeth : 

Lieutenant-General Sir William Stewart, and 
Major-General Pringle, 

It is my duty now to deliver to you conjointly the Thanks of 
this House, for your gallant and meritorious Services in those 
memorable Actions which completed the liberation of Spain. 

The inhabitants of the Pyrenees, who witnessed those 
mighty conflicts, will long point out to their admiring country¬ 
men those various heights and passes where the valour of 
British Troops under your command at some times repelled 
the attacks of superior force, where at other times its steadi¬ 
ness effected a retreat which only led to more certain victory, 
and where, finally, it returned with an overwhelming pursuit 
upon the broken ranks of the Enemy. They will also point 
out those spots where the gallant Officers whom we now see 
amongst us fought through long and toilsome days, where a 
Stewart made his stand, and where the noblest blood of 
Scotland was shed in its defence. The historian of those 
Campaigns will also record that your exploits were honoured 
with the constant and unqualified praises of that illustrious 
Commander whose name stands highest upon our roll of 
Military renown. 

For your important share in those operations this House 
thought fit to bestow upon you the acknowledgments of its 
gratitude ; and I do now accordingly, in the name and by 


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the command of the Commons of this United Kingdom, 
deliver to you their unanimous Thanks for the valour, steadi¬ 
ness and exertion so successfully displayed by you in repel¬ 
ling the repeated attacks made on the positions of the Allies 
by the whole French Force under Marshal Soult, between 
the 25th of July and 1st of August last, and for your 
undaunted perseverance, by which the Allied Army was 
finally established on the Frontier of France. 

Upon which Lieutenant-General Sir William Stewart 
said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

As I have before had the honour of stating, I must feel, Sir, that 
to others is due from me, while receiving the highest honour that 
can be bestowed on a British Soldier, the report of their admirable 
conduct during the Actions in question ; supported as I was by my 
gallant friend on my right (Major-General Pringle), by such Corps 
as the 92d Highlanders or the 50th British Infantry, I should have 
been without excuse if a less firm stand had been made on the 
positions of the Pyrenees than was made; I should have done 
injustice to the design of our great Captain, and to the instructions 
of my own immediate Commander, if I had less exerted myself 
than I did on these occasions. 

That our endeavours have met with the approbation of our 
Country, and have received from you, Sir, so generous an expres¬ 
sion of that approbation, is the proudest event of our lives j it 
ought and will animate us to devote our best exertions in the future 
Service of that Country. 

Major-General William Henry Pringle then 
said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

I am highly sensible of the honour I have just received by the 
Thanks of this House; I consider their approbation as the most 


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honourable reward which a Military man can receive, and one far 
beyond what any feeble efforts of mine can deserve. The able 
arrangement of the General under whom I served, and the bravery 
of the Troops I had the honour to command, left little to be done by 
any exertions of mine, for which I feel more than amply rewarded 
by the approbation of this House. The satisfaction I feel on this 
occasion is still further increased by the very flattering manner in 
which you have been pleased to communicate the Thanks of The 
House to me. 


ORTHES. 

Thanks to Field Marshal the Most noble Arthur Marquis 
of Wellington, and other Officers, for their distin¬ 
guished Valour in the Battle of Orthes. 


House of Commons- Jovis, 24° die Martii, 1814. 


— The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Field Marshal the Most noble Arthur 
Marquis of Wellington , for the additional proofs of his 
consummate ability, experience and distinguished valour 
displayed in the late Battle at Orthes , on the 27 th of 
February last, and in the operations leading to and imme¬ 
diately connected with that Engagement, which terminated 


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in the signal defeat of the Enemy, and in the occupation of 
Bordeaux by the Allied Forces. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-Generals Sir Stapleton Cotton , 
Sir Rowland Hill, Sir William Carr Beresford, Sir Thomas 
Picton, the Honourable Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, the 
Honourable Sir William Stewart , and Sir Henry Clinton, 
Knights of the Most honourable Order of the Bath; to 
Major-Generals Charles Baron Alten, Henry Fane, William 
Anson, George Townsend Walker, Sir George Murray, 
Knight of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, James 
Kempt, the Honourable Sir Edward M. Pakenham, Knight 
of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, William Henry 
Pringle, Edward Barnes, William Inglis , John Byng, Thomas 
Brisbane, Denis Pack , Lord Edward Somerset, Robert Ross, 
John Lambert , and to the several other Officers serving under 
the command of Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington , 
for their able and distinguished conduct throughout the 
operations which concluded with the entire defeat of the 
Enemy at Ortlies , on the 27th of February last, and the 
occupation of Bordeaux by the Allied Forces. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge and approve the zeal, courage and 
discipline manifested by the Non-commissioned Officers and 
Private Soldiers of his Majesty’s Forces serving under the 
command of Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, in 


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the operations which concluded with the entire defeat of the 
Enemy at Ortlies, on the 27th of February last. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the zeal and continued exertions mani¬ 
fested by the General Officers, Officers, Non-commissioned 
Officers and Private Soldiers of the Portuguese Army serving 
under the command of Field Marshal the Marquis of Wel¬ 
lington in the Battle at Orthes, on the 27th of last month, and 
in the operations immediately leading to that Engagement, 
in which the Enemy’s Forces were completely defeated. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly acknowledge the meritorious exertions and good conduct 
of the General Officers, Officers, Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers of such part of the Spanish Forces, 
serving under the command of Field Marshal the Marquis of 
Wellington, as were employed in co-operating in the move¬ 
ments which immediately led to the entire defeat of the Enemy 
at Orthes, on the 27 th of February last. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said Reso¬ 
lutions to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington, and that 
he be requested by Mr. Speaker to signify the same to 
Major-Generals Charles Baron Alten , William Anson, George 
Townsend Walker, Sir George Murray, James Kempt, the 
Honourable Sir Edward M. Pakenham, Edward Barnes, 
William Inglis, John Byng, Thomas Brisbane, Denis Pack, 
Robert Ross, and John Lambert, and to the several Officers 
and Corps of the Allied Armies serving under his command. 



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Thanks to Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, Lieute¬ 
nant-General Sir Wil l i a m St e w a rt, Lieutenant-G eneral 
Sir Henry Clinton, and Major-General William 
Henry Pringle (in their Places), for their Services 
at Orthes. 


Veneris , 24° die Junii , 1814. 

Lieutenant-Generals Sir Thomas Picton and Sir Henry 
Clinton , Knights of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, 
being come to the House, and Lieutenant-General Sir William 
Stewart and Major-General William Henry Pringle being- 
present, Mr. Speaker acquainted them, that The House 
had, upon the 24th day of March last, resolved, that the 
Thanks of this House be given to them for their able and 
distinguished conduct throughout the operations which con¬ 
cluded with the entire defeat of the Enemy at Ortlies , on the 
27th of February last, and the occupation of Bordeaux by 
the Allied Forces; and Mr. Speaker gave them the Thanks of 
The House accordingly, as followeth : 

Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton, Lieutenant- 
General Sir William Stewart, Lieutenant-General 
Sir Henry Clinton, and Major-General Pringle, 

You stand amongst us this day to receive our Thanks for 
great and signal Victories won by British Arms in the Fields 
of France. 

Descending from the Pyrenees, surmounting, in adverse 
seasons, all the difficulties of a country deeply intersected, and 
passing with unparalleled skill and boldness the formidable 



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213 


torrents of Navarre, after a series of arduous and sanguinary 
conflicts, you came up with the collected Forces of the Enemy 
posted upon the Heights of Ortlies. Attacked on all sides 
by British valour, the Troops of France at length gave way, 
and commenced their retreat; pressed, however, upon each 
flank, that retreat was soon changed into a flight, and that 
flight to a total route : pursuing their broken Legions across 
the Adour, and seizing upon their strongholds and accumu¬ 
lated resources, you then laid open your way, on the one 
hand, to the deliverance of Bordeaux, and, on the other, to 
the lamented but glorious day of Toulouse. 

It has been your fortune to reap the latest laurels in 
this long and memorable War; and, leading forward your 
victorious columns from the Tagus to the Garonne, you have 
witnessed, with arms in your hands, the downfall of that 
gigantic tyranny which your own prowess has so materially 
contributed to overthrow. 

Informed of these triumphant exploits, this House lost no 
time in recording its Thanks to all who had bravely fought 
the Battles of their Country. But to those whom we glory 
to reckon amongst our own Members, it is my duty and 
happiness to deliver those Thanks personally. And I do 
now, accordingly, in the name and by the command of the 
Commons of this United Kingdom, deliver to you their 
unanimous Thanks for your able and distinguished conduct 
throughout all those operations which concluded with the 
entire defeat of the Enemy at Orthes, and the occupation 


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of Bordeaux by the Allied Forces of Great Britain, Spain, 
and Portugal. 

Upon which Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton 
said: 

Mr. Speaker, 

I return my thanks to this Honourable House for the honour 
conferred upon me. 

Lieutenant-General Sir William Stewart then said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

I feel overcome by the repeated honour which you have now 
conferred on me, and can but ill express what I am sensible of on this 
occasion of high personal honour; I can only say, Sir, that myself, 
as well as those who were under my command in the memorable 
Actions alluded to by you, Sir, did our duty to the best of our 
power, and have now been greatly rewarded. The most happy 
events have returned us to our Country; and that we may act the 
part of good Citizens, as you have been pleased to say that we have 
done that of good Soldiers, is our next duty. 

If future events call us again to the Field, (a circumstance that 
may Heaven long avert!) our greatest good fortune will be to serve 
under the auspices of so generous a House of Commons as that w T hich 
I now address; and more especially to have the generous sentiment 
of that House communicated through so liberal a channel as has 
been the case this day. 

Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton then said: 

Mr. Speaker, 

I am very grateful to The House for the honour which has been 
conferred upon me by their Vote of Thanks for my Services in the 
Battle of Orthes. 

I feel proud to have been thought deserving of this high and 
distinguished reward ; and I beg, Sir, that you will accept my best 


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thanks for the obliging- terms in which you have conveyed the Vote 
of The House. 

Major-General William Henry Pringle then said: 

Mr. Speaker, 

I must again repeat the high sense I feel of the honour I have 
received, and must esteem this as the proudest day of my life in 
which my conduct has twice met the approbation of this House. 


Thanks to Major-General Henry Fane and Major-General 
Lord Edward Somerset (in their Places), for their 
Services at Orthes. 

Martis, 26° die Julii, 1814. 

Major-General Henry Fane being come to the House, Mr. 
Speaker acquainted him, that The House had, upon the 24th 
day of March last, resolved, that the Thanks of this House be 
given to him for his able and distinguished conduct throughout 
the operations which concluded with the entire defeat of the 
Enemy at Orthes , on the 27th of February last, and the occu¬ 
pation of Bordeaux by the Allied Forces j and Mr. Speaker 
gave him the Thanks of The House accordingly, as followeth : 

Major-General Fane, 

It has been your fortune to bear a conspicuous part in the 
earliest and latest Actions of the Peninsular War; and having 
now closed your Services upon the Continent, by re-conduct¬ 
ing the whole British Cavalry through France, you have this 
day to receive our Thanks for your exertions in the great and 
decisive Battle of Orthes. 

In that Battle, the Enemy, formidably collected, and 

strongly posted on ground of its own choice, nevertheless, 

when assailed on all sides by the valour of the Allies, was 

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compelled to seek for safety in retreat; but the Conqueror 
had resolved that their defeat should be also their destruc¬ 
tion ; and the gallant Commander, whose name has since 
been ennobled by his Sovereign for his exploits at Almaraz, 
pressing hard upon the Enemy’s retiring march, the British 
Cavalry under your command bore down upon his broken 
Battalions, and completed the Victory. 

Distinguished long since by deeds achieved in Portugal 
and Spain, you have now obtained fresh trophies won by your 
sword in France. Three times already you have claimed 
and received our Thanks; we have thanked you for your 
gallantry on the days of Roleia and Vimiera, in the glorious 
stand at Corunna, and in the hard-fought field of Talavera : 
and I do now also, in the name and by the command of the 
Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assem¬ 
bled, deliver to you their unanimous Thanks for your able 
and distinguished conduct throughout those operations which 
concluded with the entire defeat of the Enemy at Orthes, and 
the occupation of Bordeaux by the Allied Forces. 

Upon which Major-General Fane said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

I am most sensible of my good fortune in having been, for the 
third time, deemed worthy of the Thanks of Parliament. 

Although I am quite unequal to express, in proper terms, the 
high sense I entertain of the honours conferred upon me, yet I trust 
that The House will believe that I feel them as I ought. 

Major-General Lord Edward Somerset being also come to the 
House, Mr. Speaker acquainted him, that The House had, upon 


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217 


the 24th day of March last, resolved, that the Thanks of this 
House be given to him for his able and distinguished conduct 
throug*hout the operations which concluded with the entire 
defeat ol the Enemy at Orthes , on the 27th of February last, 
and the occupation of Bordeaux by the Allied Forces; and 
Mr. Speaker gave him the Thanks of The House accordingly, 
as followeth : 

Major-General Lord Edward Somerset, 

Your name also stands recorded amongst those distin¬ 
guished Officers whose gallantry was conspicuous in the 
last great Action which called forth the strength and valour 
of the British Cavalry. 

In defiance of the early scoffs of an insulting Enemy, this 
Nation has, during the late Continental War, re-established 
its Military character, and vindicated its ancient renown. The 
Nobility of England sent forth its sons to the tented field ; 
and there, trained up under the great Commanders who have 
obtained and dignified the honours of the Peerage, they have 
acted throughout upon the just persuasion that, in this free 
Country, the willing tribute of respect paid to high rank and 
birth can only be secured by a continued display of the same 
great qualities which ennobled the founders of their race. 

The profession of Arms, which you had gallantly chosen, 
you have successfully pursued ; and, in those provinces of 
France where your ancestors, of noblest descent and royal 
alliance, have in former ages fought, conquered and governed, 
you have renewed, by your own sword, the claims of your 


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illustrious house to the respect and gratitude of your Country. 
I do therefore now, in the name and by the command of the 
Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assem¬ 
bled, deliver to you their unanimous Thanks for your able 
and distinguished conduct throughout the operations which 
concluded with the entire defeat of the Enemy at Orthes, and 
the occupation of Bordeaux by the Allied Forces. 

Upon which Major-General Lord Edward Somerset 

* 

said: 

Mr. Speaker, 

Deeply impressed as I am with the high honour which has just 
been conferred upon me, I feel totally incapable of expressing my 
gratitude in adequate terms. 

The Thanks of this House, which must at all times be received 
with the most lively sentiments of satisfaction, have been rendered 
doubly gratifying to me by the handsome manner in which you, 
Sir, have been pleased to express them. 

Commanding British Troops, and holding that command under 
the Duke of Wellington, a British General can never fail of sup¬ 
porting the character of the British Arms. It is to this favourable 
circumstance, more than to any merit of my own, that I consider 
myself indebted for the high distinction which I have this day 
received. 

Sir, I can only repeat, that I shall ever entertain the highest sense 
of the honour conferred upon me by this House. 



SALAMANCA, VITTORIA, PYRENEES, ORTHES. 219 


Tha nks to Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole (in his Place), 
for his Services at Salamanca and Vittoria, in the 
Pyrenees, and at Orthes. 


Luna , 20° die Mali, 1816. 

Lieutenant-General the Honourable Sir Galbraith Lowry 
Cole , Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Order of 
the Bath, being come to the House, Mr. Speaker acquainted 
him with the Resolutions of The House of the 3d day of De¬ 
cember 1812, of the 7th day of July and 8th day of November 
1813, and of the 24th day of March 1814, respecting his 
Services in the Battles of Salamanca and Vittoria , in the Pyre¬ 
nees , and at Orthes ; and Mr. Speaker gave him the Thanks of 
The House accordingly, as followeth : 

Lieutenant-General Sir Lowry Cole, 

Although the time which elapsed between the close of 
your Service in the Peninsula, and your appearance in this 
House, would in ordinary cases have precluded me from 
delivering to you its Thanks from this place, nevertheless your 
distinguished name and actions have, in a manner highly 
honourable to you, induced this House to depart from its 
usual coarse, justly desirous that, in terminating such a 
War, no demonstration of its gratitude should be wanting 
towards those who have deserved it so well. 

Having acquired the early rudiments of your profession in 
foreign countries, reputed then the best schools of the Military 



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art, and having matured that knowledge by practical 
experience through various Campaigns, in Egypt, Italy, 
Portugal and Spain, you first appeared amongst us to claim 
our Thanks for your prompt and decisive conduct in the 
Battle of Albuera. 

In that victorious Army which re-established the thrones of 
our Allies, though all were brave, yet, by the fortune of War, 
the skill and valour of some were rendered conspicuous above 
the rest; and the gallant Fourth Division was distinguished 
throughout by the highest praises for its enthusiastic courage 
and heroic devotion. 

Of that Division, to which all eyes were turned in 
every Battle, you, Sir, had the chief command ; and your 
growing renown was well supported by many brave Com¬ 
panions in Arms, whose names will for ever live in our 
annals. 

So supported, and led on by the greatest Captain of our 
times, you shared in each successive struggle and triumph 
which marked his progress, from the Frontiers of Portugal, at 
Salamanca, at Vittoria, in the Pyrenees, and at Orthes, to 
the final establishment of his standard within the ancient 
provinces of France. 

For these numerous and splendid Services, it is now my 
gratifying duty to deliver to you the Thanks of your Country; 
and I do now, therefore, in the name and by the command of 


SALAMANCA, VITTORIA, PYRENEES, ORTHES. 221 

the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament 
assembled, deliver to you their unanimous Thanks— 

For your distinguished exertions in the Battle of Sala¬ 
manca, on the 22d of July 1812, which terminated in a 
glorious and decisive Victory over the Enemy’s Army. 

And also, for your great exertions upon the 21st of June 
1813, when the French Army were completely defeated by 
the Allied Forces under the Marquis of Wellington’s com¬ 
mand, near Vittoria. 

And also, for the valour, steadiness and exertion, so suc¬ 
cessfully displayed by you, in repelling the repeated attacks 
made on the positions of our Allied Army by the whole French 
Force under the command of Marshal Soult, between the 
25th of July and the 1st of August 1813, in the Pyrenees. 

And, lastly, for your able and distinguished conduct 
throughout those operations which concluded with the entire 
defeat of the Enemy at Orthes, on the 27th of February 1814, 
and the occupation of Bordeaux by the Allied Forces. 

Upon which Lieutenant-General Sir Galbraith Lowry 
Cole said : 

Sir, 

To be considered by the Representatives of my Country as de¬ 
serving their Thanks, has been, and will ever, I trust, be, the chief 
ambition of my life; and gratified and flattered as I ought and do 
feel, Sir, by the very high honour which you have just com¬ 
municated to me, no man is more sensible than myself what little 
intrinsic merit there is in obtaining credit under the eye of the Duke 
of Wellington, and in the command of such Troops as composed 


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the Fourth Division of the late Army in the Peninsula, whose 
enthusiastic gallantry (words used by his Grace in his despatches 
after the Battle of the Pyrenees) at all times, and under any cir¬ 
cumstance, during the last five years of that arduous War, deserved 
and obtained his Grace’s approbation, and to which I feel conscious 
I am principally indebted for the honour now conferred upon me 
by this House, and for my reputation as a Soldier. 

If any thing can add to my sense of that honour, it is the flatter¬ 
ing terms in which you, Sir, have been pleased to communicate it to 
me, and for which I beg to return you my most sincere thanks. 


DUKE OF WELLINGTON. 

Thanks to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, 
and Congratulations on his Return from his Command 
Abroad. 

House of Commons - Lunce , 27° die Junii, 1814. 

Resolved , Nemine Contrcidicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington , on 
his Return from his Command abroad, for his eminent and 
unremitting Service to his Majesty and to the Public; and 
that a Committee of this House do wait upon his Grace to 
communicate the same, and to offer to his Grace the Congra¬ 
tulations of this House on his arrival in this Kingdom. 

Ordered , That a Committee be appointed to attend the Duke 
of Wellington with the said Thanks ; and a Committee was 
appointed of Lord Viscount Castlereagh , Mr. Chancellor of 
the Exchequer, the Marquis of Tavistock , Lord Viscount Clive , 
Mr. Ponsonby, Mr. Bathurst , Mr. Canning, Lord Viscount 







DUKE OF WELLINGTON. 


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Palmerston , Mr. Rose , Lord Viscount Lascelles, Mr. Whitbread , 
Mr. Frederick Robinson , Mr. Williams Wynn , Mr. Peel , Mr. 
Fremantle. 

Jovis, 30° c/ze Junii , 1814. 

Lord Viscount Castlereagh reported, that his Grace the 
Duke of Wellington had been this morning, according* to Order, 
attended with the Thanks of this House, and had received their 
Congratulations, and desired to express his answer in person to 
The House. 


The Duke of Wellington’s Reply (in Person) to the 
Thanks of The House of the 27th of June. 

Veneris, 1° die Julii , 1814. 

Lord Viscount Castlereagh acquainted The House, that the 
Duke of Wellington having desired that he may have the 
honour to wait upon this House, his Grace is now in attendance. 

Resolvedy That the Duke of Wellington be now admitted. 

And a chair being set for his Grace on the left hand of the 
Bar, towards the middle of the House, he came in, making his 
obeisances, the whole House rising upon his entrance within 
the Bar; and Mr. Speaker having informed him that there 
was a chair in which he might repose himself, the Duke sat 
dow r n covered for some time, the Serjeant standing on his right 
hand with the Mace grounded; and The House resumed their 
seats y his Grace then rose, and, uncovered, spoke to the effect 
following : 

Mr. Speaker, 

I was anxious to be permitted to attend this House, in 
order to return my Thanks in person for the honour they have 
done me, in deputing a Committee of Members of this House 



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to congratulate me on my return to this Country; and this, 
after The House had animated my exertions by their applause 
upon every occasion which appeared to merit their approba¬ 
tion, and after they had filled up the measure of their favours 
by conferring upon me, at the recommendation of the Prince 
Regent, the noblest gift that any subject had ever received. 

I hope it will not be deemed presumptuous in me to take 
this opportunity of expressing my admiration of the great 
efforts made by this House and the Country, at a moment of 
unexampled pressure and difficulty, in order to support the 
great scale of operation by which the contest was brought to 
so fortunate a termination. 

By the wise policy of Parliament, the Government were 
enabled to give the necessary support to the operations which 
were carried on under my direction; and I was encouraged 
by the confidence reposed in me by his Majesty’s Ministers 
and by the Commander-in-Chief, by the gracious favour of 
his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and by the reliance 
which I had on the support of my gallant Friends, the General 
Officers of the Army, and on the bravery of the Officers 
and Troops, to carry on the operations in such a manner 
as to acquire for me those marks of the approbation of this 
House, for which I have now the honour to make my humble 
acknowledgments. 

Sir, it is impossible for me to express the gratitude which 
I feel; I can only assure The House that I shall always be 


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ready to serve his Majesty in any capacity in which my 
Services can be deemed useful, with the same zeal for my 
Country which has already acquired for me the approbation 
of this House. 

Whereupon Mr. Speaker, who during the foregoing Speech 
sat covered, stood up uncovered, and spoke to his Grace, as 
follows : 

My Lord, 

Since last I had the honour of addressing you from this 
place, a series of eventful years has elapsed, but none without 
some mark and note of your rising glory. 

The Military Triumphs which your valour has achieved 
upon the Banks of the Douro and the Tagus, of the Ebro and 
the Garonne, have called forth the spontaneous shouts of 
admiring Nations. Those Triumphs it is needless on this day 
to recount; their names have been written by your conquering 
sword in the annals of Europe, and we shall hand them down 
with exultation to our children’s children. 

It is not, however, the grandeur of Military success which 
has alone fixed our admiration, or commanded our applause; 
it has been that generous and lofty spirit which inspired your 
Troops with unbounded confidence, and taught them to know 
that the day of Battle was always a day of Victory; that 
moral courage and enduring fortitude which, in perilous times, 
when gloom and doubt had beset ordinary minds, stood never¬ 
theless unshaken; and that ascendancy of character, which, 

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uniting the energies of jealous and rival Nations, enabled you 
to wield at will the fates and fortunes of mighty Empires. 

For the repeated Thanks and Grants bestowed upon you by 
this House, in gratitude for your many and eminent Services, 
you have thought fit this day to offer us your acknowledgments; 
but this Nation well knows that it is still largely your debtor. 
It owes to you the proud satisfaction, that, amidst the con¬ 
stellation of great and illustrious Warriors who have recently 
visited our Country, we could present to them a Leader of our 
own, to whom all, by common acclamation, conceded the 
pre-eminence; and when the will of Heaven and the common 
destinies of our nature shall have swept away the present 
generation, you will have left your great name and example as 
an imperishable monument, exciting others to like deeds of 
glory, and serving at once to adorn, defend and perpetuate 
the existence of this Country amongst the ruling Nations of 
the earth. 

It now remains only that we congratulate your Grace upon 
the high and important Mission on which you are about to 
proceed; and we doubt not that the same splendid talents, so 
conspicuous in War, will maintain, with equal authority, firm¬ 
ness and temper, our national honour and interests in Peace. 

And then his Grace withdrew, making his obeisances in 
like manner as upon entering the House, and the whole 
House rising again whilst his Grace was re-conducted by the 
Serjeant from his chair to the door of the House. 







SERVICES DURING THE WAR. 


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SERVICES during THE CONTINENTAL WAR. 

Tha nks to the N avy, Army, and Marines ; to the Militia ; 
to the Local Militia, Volunteer Cavalry, &c. ; 
for their meritorious Services during the Continental 
War. 


House of Commons- Mercurii , 6° die Jidii , 1814. 

— Navy, Army and Marines.— 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the Navy, Army and 
Royal Marines, including the Troops employed in the 
Service of the East India Company, for the meritorious and 
eminent Services which they have rendered to their King and 
Country during the course of the War. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the Services of the Petty 
and Non-commissioned Officers and Men employed in the 
Navy, Army and Royal Marines during the course of the 
War; and that the same be communicated to them by the 
Commanders of the several Ships and Corps, who are respec¬ 
tively desired to thank those under their command for their 
exemplary and gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions, 
by Letter, to the Commissioners for executing the Office of 
Lord High Admiral, and to his Royal Highness the Duke 





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of York, Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief of his 
Majesty’s Forces; and that, in addressing his Royal Highness 
the Duke of York, Mr. Speaker do particularly express the 
high sense which this House entertains of his Royal Highness’s 
long, unremitting and effectual exertions for the improvement 
of the British Army. 


—Militia.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the several Corps of Militia 
which have been embodied in Great Britain and Ireland 
during the course of the War, for the seasonable and meri¬ 
torious Services which they have rendered to their King and 
Country. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the Services of the Non¬ 
commissioned Officers and Men of the several Corps of 
Militia which have been embodied in Great Britain and 
Ireland during the course of the War; and that the same 
be communicated to them by the Colonels or Commanding 
Officers of the several Corps, who are desired to thank them 
for their meritorious conduct. 


—Local Militia, and Yeomanry and Volunteer 
Cavalry and Infantry.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of the several Corps of Local 




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229 


Militia, and of Yeomanry and Volunteer Cavalry 
and Infantry, which have been formed in Great Britain or 
Ireland during the course of the War, for the seasonable and 
eminent Services which they have rendered to their King 
and Country. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the Services of the Non¬ 
commissioned Officers and Men of the several Corps of 
Local Militia, and of Yeomanry and Volunteer 
Cavalry and Infantry, which have been formed in Great 
Britain and Ireland during the course of the War; and that 
the same be communicated to them by the Colonels and 
other Commanding Officers of the several Corps, who are 
desired to thank them for their meritorious conduct. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolutions 
respecting the Militia, Local Militia, and Yeomanry and 
Volunteer Cavalry and Infantry, by Letter, to his Majesty’s 
Lieutenant of each County, Riding and Place, in Great Britain, 
and to his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of that part of the 
United Kingdom called Ireland. 




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THANKS OF THE (tfOmtltOn# : 1815. 


WATERLOO. 

Thanks to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, 
General his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, 
Marshal Prince Blucher, and other Officers, for the 
unexampled Valour and Intrepidity manifested by them 
in the glorious Victory at Waterloo. 


House of Commons - Veneris, 23° die Junii, 1815. 


—The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contrcidicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington , 
Knight of the Most noble Order of the Garter, for the con¬ 
summate ability, unexampled exertion, and irresistible ardour 
displayed by him on the 18th of June, on which day the 
decisive Victory over the Enemy, commanded by Buonaparte 
in person, was obtained by his Grace, with the Allied Troops 
under his command, and in conjunction with the Troops 
under the command of Marshal Prince Blucher , whereby 
the Military glory of the British Nation has been exalted, 
and the territory of his Majesty’s Ally, the King of the 
Netherlands, has been protected from invasion and spoil. 

Resolved, Nemine Contrcidicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General his Royal Highness the Prince of 




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Orange, Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military 
Order of the Bath ; Lieutenant-Generals the Earl of Uxbridge, 
k.g. c.b., Lord Hill, k.g.c.b., Sir Henry Clinton, k.g.c.b., 
Charles Baron Alten, Knight Commander of the Most 
honourable Order of the Bath; Major-Generals Sir Henry 
Hinuber, k.c.b., Sir John Oi'msby Vandeleur, k.c.b., 
George Cooke, Sir James Kempt, k.c.b., Sir William Dorn- 
berg, k. c. b., Sir Edward Barnes, k. c. b., Sir John Byng, 
k. c. b., Sir Denis Pack, k. c. b., Lord Edward Somerset, 
k.c.b., Sir John Lambert, k.c.b., Sir Colquhoun Grant, 
k. c. b., Peregrine Maitland, Sir Colin Halkett , k. c. b., 
Frederick Adam, Sir R. H. Vivian, k. c. b., and to the several 
Officers under their command, for their indefatigable zeal 
and exertions upon the 18 th of June, when the French 
Army, commanded by Buonaparte, received a signal and 
complete defeat; and that his Grace the Duke of Wellington 
be requested by Mr. Speaker to signify the same to all the 
Officers above named, except Lieutenant-General Sir Henry 
Clinton, k.g.c.b., and Major General Lord Edward Somerset, 
k.c.b. ; they being Members of this House. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
acknowledge and highly approve the distinguished valour and 
discipline displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers and 
Private Soldiers of his Majesty’s Forces serving under the 
command of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, in the 
glorious Victory obtained upon the 18 th of June ; and that 
the same be signified to them by the Commanding Officers of 


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the several Corps, who are desired to thank them for their 
gallant and exemplary behaviour. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the General Officers, Officers and Men of the 
Allied Forces serving under the immediate command of Field 
Marshal the Duke of Wellington, for the distinguished valour 
and intrepidity displayed by them on the 18 th of June; and 
that his Grace the Duke of Wellington be desired to signify 
the same to them accordingly. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Marshal Prince Blucher and the Prussian 
Army, for the cordial and timely assistance afforded by them 
on the 18 th of June, to which the successful result of that 
arduous day is so mainly to be attributed ; and that his Grace 
the Duke of Wellington be desired to convey to them the 
present Resolution. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said Reso¬ 
lutions to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington. 


Thanks to Major-General Lord Edward Somerset (in his 
Place), for his Services at Waterloo. 


Lunev, 29° die Aprilis, 1816. 

Major-General Lord Edward Somerset , K. c. b., being come 
to the House, Mr. Speaker acquainted him, that The House had, 
upon the 23d day of June, in the last Session of Parliament, 
resolved, that the Thanks of this House be given to him for 




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his indefatigable zeal and exertions upon the 18 th of June, 
when the French Army, commanded by Buonaparte, received 
a signal and complete defeat ; and Mr. Speaker gave him the 
Thanks of The House accordingly, as followeth : 

Major-General Lord Edward Somerset, 

At length we are gratified by seeing amongst us one of those 
distinguished Officers to whom this House has voted its 
Thanks for their eminent Services in the Battle of Waterloo; 
a Victory eclipsing the fame of all other Battles fought in 
those celebrated Fields of War, and consummating the glory 
of the Duke of Wellington, with whose great name the gra¬ 
titude of this House has justly associated that of Field 
Marshal Blucher. 

In the narratives of that gigantic conflict, our historians 
will always relate, that Major-General Lord Edward Somerset, 
already known by his brilliant Services in the Southern Pro¬ 
vinces of France, held a high and forward command in those 
gallant charges by the British Cavalry, which defeated and 
destroyed the boasted Squadrons of Cuirassiers. They will 
relate, also, that Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, who 
had in five former Battles commanded Divisions of that heroic 
Army which rescued Portugal and Spain, maintained a con¬ 
spicuous post in the support of that embattled line, where the 
British Guards repulsed and put to flight the Imperial Guards 
of France. Nor will those other illustrious men be forgotten 
who might now have been standing up amongst us to receive 
our Thanks, if the fate of War had not laid them low in their 


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grave of glory,'—Soldiers long dear to the affections and 
remembrance of their Country, which will never cease to 
revere and regret the veteran but ardent valour of Picton, or 
the bright and rising honours of Ponsonby. 

The days, indeed, of these our mingled triumphs and griefs 
are now concluded. Other scenes have opened, and other 
cares have arisen, to demand our vigilance. From the long 
contest, however, now happily closed, this durable advantage 
has resulted to our Country : we have proved to ourselves the 
value of those manly habits and institutions which have 
established the superiority of our national character; and 
such splendid examples of skill, valour and constancy, as we 
have had this day to commemorate, will deeply impress upon 
our Enemies, and upon our Allies, in all ages, a just respect 
for the Counsels and Arms of this Empire. 

The special duty which I have this day to discharge is to 
deliver to you the Thanks of this House for your last great 
Services. And I do therefore now, in the name and by the 
command of the Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, in 
Parliament assembled, deliver to you their unanimous Thanks 
for your indefatigable zeal and exertions upon the 18th of 
June 1815, when the French Army, commanded by Buona¬ 
parte, received a signal and complete defeat. 

Upon which Lord Edward Somerset said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

I beg to express to The House the high sense I entertain of so 
distinguished a mark of its approbation, conferred upon me for my 


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235 


conduct in the memorable Battle of Waterloo. Deeply impressed 
with the importance of such an honour, I am conscious that I want 
words to convey, in adequate terms, my sentiments on this occasion. 
Sir, whatever merit my humble exertions in this great conflict 
may be deemed entitled to, I cannot but attribute to the fortunate 
circumstance of my being placed in command of a Brigade whose 
persevering gallantry, discipline and intrepidity contributed so 
largely to the success of this important day. Animated by the 
example of that great Man under whose command we had the honour 
to serve, and who had so often led us to victory and to honour, 
every individual of the British Army was naturally inspired with 
but one feeling; that feeling, and a well-grounded confidence in 
their Commander, enabled them to surmount the most formidable 
obstacles, and to bring the contest to a successful issue. That it 
was my lot to form part of the Army on that day, and that my 
conduct should be deemed worthy of receiving the Thanks of this 
House, will be ever to me a source of the utmost satisfaction, and 
will be remembered with pride and gratitude to the latest period of 

my existence. 

%• 

I cannot conclude without expressing to you, Sir, how sensible I 
am of the flattering terms in which you have been pleased to com¬ 
municate to me the Resolutions of The House on this occasion. 


Thanks to Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton 
(in his Place), for his Services at Waterloo. 


Luncdy 20° die Maii, 1816. 

Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton , Knight Grand Cross 
of the Most honourable Order of the Bath, being come to the 
House, Mr. Speaker acquainted him, that The House had, upon 
the 23d day of June, in the last Session of Parliament, 
resolved, that the Thanks of this House be given to him for 
his indefatigable zeal and exertions upon the 18 th of June 




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THANKS OF THE itfOItttttOn# : 1816 . 


1815 , when the French Army, commanded by Buonaparte, 
received a signal and complete defeat; and Mr. Speaker gave 
him the Thanks of The House accordingly, as followeth: 

Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton, 

After serving through the long Campaigns of the Penin¬ 
sular War, from Salamanca to Orthes and Toulouse, there 
remained nothing for a Soldier to desire but to be present 
at the great Battle of Waterloo ; and if, in that terrible con¬ 
flict, it were possible to select one spot more than another 
where our national Military character was put to its fiercest 
trial, it must have been that where you were commanding, 
with Hougomont in your front, and directing or supporting 
the brave Brigades of Byng, Maitland and Adam. 

In estimating the Services of that gallant Army, this Country 
has not contemplated alone the glory of a single day; they 
have looked to the toilsome marches and sharp combats 
which preceded it, and to the steady, skilful and victorious 
march by which that Army completed its success, and 
entered the Enemy’s Capital. They have seen also, with a just 
exultation, that whilst British Troops held the gates of Paris 
by right of conquest, their camp displayed at the same time 
a model of good order and well-regulated discipline, which 
even the conquered could not but applaud and admire. 

Your present stay amongst us we understand to be only for 
a short period; but, on returning to your Brethren in Arms, let 
them be assured by you, that whenever their Foreign Service 
shall terminate, they will find that their great deeds have not 


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237 


been forgotten by us; and we trust, that, on re-entering the 
Metropolis of their native Country, they will behold some 
lofty and durable monument which shall commemorate to 
the latest ages our never-ending gratitude to the Armies who 
have fought for us, and the God who has delivered us. 

You, Sir, are the last of those distinguished Officers to 
whom our Thanks have remained undelivered ; and I do now, 
in the name and by the command of the Commons of Great 
Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled, deliver to 
you their unanimous Thanks for your indefatigable zeal and 
exertions upon the 18th of June 1815, when the French Army, 
commanded by Buonaparte, received a signal and complete 
defeat. 

Upon which Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Clinton 
said : 

Mr. Speaker, 

I am extremely grateful to The House for the honour which has 
been conferred upon me by the Vote of its Thanks for my 
Services in the Battle of Waterloo,—a reward to which you, Sir, so 
well know how to give the full value ; and I wish to assure you, 
Sir, that I am fully sensible of the favour I have received at your 
hands. 

It is impossible for me to mention the name of Waterloo, and not 
to feel an irresistible desire to join in the general voice of gratitude 
to the Hero who commanded us, and in that of admiration of the 
extraordinary talents which he has so long and to usefully devoted 
to the Service of his Country. 

An Army hastily drawn together, composed of the Troops of 
various Nations, and amongst which were counted several Brigades of 
inexperienced Militia, was the Force which the Duke of Wellington 


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THANKS OF THE <j£Of!ttttO!t0 : 1815. 


had to oppose to one of the most formidable and best-appointed 
Armies which France ever produced. 

Every Officer and Soldier, I am persuaded, did his duty, but the 
Duke of Wellington alone was capable of giving union to such a 
Force. 

No other man living could have rendered the Service he performed 
with an Army so composed. 

His great name filled it with confidence; by his constant vigilance, 
his undaunted firmness, and the exertion of the greatest intrepidity 
and perseverance, he was able, throughout that well-contested day, 
to defeat every effort of a powerful and enterprising Eiremy, and 
ultimately to gain that Victory by which he restored Peace to 
Europe, and increased, to the impossibility of our ever acquitting 
it, his Country’s debt of gratitude. 


DUKE OF YORK. 

Thanks to His Royal Highness the Duke of York, for 
his unremitting Exertions as Commander-in-Chief of 
the British Army. 


House of Commons - Martis, 4° die Julii , 1815. 


Resolved, That the Thanks of this House be given to Field 
Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of York , Commander- 
in-Chief of his Majesty’s Forces, for his continued, effectual 
and unremitting exertions in the discharge of the duties of 
his high situation, during a period of upwards of twenty years, 
in which the British Army has attained a state of discipline 







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and Military science hitherto unknown, and which, under 
Providence, have contributed, in a great degree, to acquire 
for this Empire its present height of Military glory among 
the Nations of Europe. 

Ordered , That Mr. Speaker do signify the said Resolution 
to his Royal Highness the Duke of York. 


DUKE OF WELLINGTON. 

Thanks to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, on 
his Return from the Continent, for his eminent Services, 
especially in the ever-memorable Battle of Waterloo. 


House of Commons - Martis , 2° die Julii y 1816. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington , 
on his return from the Continent, for his eminent and 
unremitting Services to his Majesty and to the Public, 
especially in the ever-memorable Battle of Waterloo; and 
that a Committee of this House do wait upon his Grace 
to communicate the same, and to offer to his Grace 
the Congratulations of this House on his arrival in this 
Kingdom. 









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ALGIERS. 

Thanks to Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth, and other 
Officers, for their gallant Conduct in the decisive Attack 
on the Batteries and Naval Force of Algiers. 


House of Commons - Luna , 3° die Februarii, 1817. 

— The Navy.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth, Knight 
Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, for his able and gallant conduct in the successful and 
decisive Attack on the Batteries and Naval Force of Algiers , 
on the 27th August 1816. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral Sir David Milne, Knight 
Commander of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, and to the several Captains and Officers of the Fleet 
employed on that memorable occasion. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
acknowledge and highly approve the Services of the Seamen 
and Royal Marines serving in the Fleet before Algiers, on 
the 27th August 1816. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Vice-Admiral Baron Van de Capellen, and 





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the Naval Forces of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands 
under the Vice-Admiral’s command, for their coridal assist¬ 
ance and co-operation in the Attack on Algiers, on the 27th 
of August 1816. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth, and that 
his Lordship be requested to make known the same to the 
several Officers under his Lordship’s command, and in co¬ 
operation with his Majesty’s Navy in the said Service. 

Mercurii , 5° die Februarii , 1817. 

— The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Officers of Engineers and Royal 
Artillery, who served under the command of Admiral Lord 
Viscount Exmouth , Knight Grand Cross of the Most honour¬ 
able Military Order of the Bath, in the successful and decisive 
Attack on the Batteries and Naval Force of Algiers, on the 
27th August 1816. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
acknowledge and highly approve the Services of the Detach¬ 
ments of Royal Sappers and Miners, and Royal Artillery, in 
the Fleet employed on that memorable occasion. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said 
Resolutions to Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth, and that 
his Lordship be requested to make known the same to the 
several Officers of Engineers and Royal Artillery under his 
Lordship’s command in the said Service. 


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THANKS OF THE ^TOt1UUOU0 ! 1817 . 


EAST INDIES. 

(Nepaul.) 

Thanks to General the Marquis of Hastings, Major-General 
Sir David Oohterlony, and other Officers, for the 
Valour and Perseverance displayed by them in the 
Operations against Nepaul. 


House of Commons - Jovis , 6° die Februarii, 1817. 


—The Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General the Marquis of Hastings , Knight 
of the Most noble Order of the Garter, Governor-General of 
the British Possessions in the East Indies, and Commander- 
in-Chief of the Forces there, for his judicious arrangements 
in the plan and direction of the Military operations against 
Nepaul, by which the War was brought to a successful issue, 
and Peace established upon just and honourable terms. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Sir David Ochterlony, 
Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath, for the skill, valour and perseverance displayed 
by him in the late War with Nepaul, to which the successful 

result of that contest is mainly to be ascribed; and also to 

6 

the several Officers of the Army, both European and Native, 





EAST INDIES : PINDARRIES, &C. 


243 


for the bravery and discipline displayed by them in that 
arduous contest. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the general discipline and 
bravery displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers and 
Private Soldiers, both European and Native, employed 
against the Troops of Nepaul; and that the same be signified 
to them by the Commanders of the several Corps, who are 
desired to thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , That the said Resolutions be transmitted by Mr. 
Speaker to the Marquis of Hastings , and that his Lordship 
be requested to communicate the same to the several Officers 
referred to therein. 


EAST INDIES. 

(Overthrow and Suppression of the Pindarries, &c.) 

Thanks to General the Marquis of Hastings, Lieutenant- 
General Sir Thomas Hislop, and other Officers, for their 
brilliant and glorious Services throughout the Campaign 
in India. 


House of Common - s Jovis, 4° die Martii , 1819. 

—The Army.— 

Resolvedl, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General the Marquis ot Hastings , Knight 







244 


THANKS OF THE gTOIttlltOU# : 1819 . 


of the Most noble Order of the Garter, and Knight Grand 
Cross of the Most honourable Military Order of the Bath, 
Governor-General of the British Possessions in the East 
Indies, and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces there, for the 
promptitude and vigour displayed by him in the overthrow 
and suppression of the Pindarries , and for those eminently 
skilful and judicious Military arrangements which enabled 
him to defeat the hostile aggressions of the Mahratta Princes, 
in a Campaign marked by a series of brilliant and .decisive 
successes highly honourable to the British Arms. 

Resolved , That the Thanks of this House be given to 
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Hislop, Knight Grand Cross 
of the Most honourable Military Order of the Bath; Major- 
Generals Sir Dyson Marshall , Knight Commander of the Most 
honourable Military Order of the Bath, Sir Rufane Shaw 
Donkin , k.c.b., SlrWilliam Grant Keir, and Thomas Browne; 
Brigadier-Generals Thomas Munro , Companion of the Most 
honourable Military Order of the Bath, John Doveton , c.b., 
Sir John Malcolm , k.c.b., Lionel Smith , c.b., and to the 
several Officers engaged in the late operations in the East 
Indies j for their indefatigable zeal and exertions throughout a 
long and eventful Campaign. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente y That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the general discipline and 
bravery displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers and 
Private Soldiers, both European and Native, employed in the 
late Campaign in the East Indies; and that the same be 


EAST INDIES : BHURTPORE AND AVA. 245 

signified to them by the Commanders of the several Corps, 
who are desired to thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

Oidered , That the said Resolutions be transmitted by Mr. 
Speaker to the Marquis of Hastings , and that his Lordship 
be requested to communicate the same to the several Officers 
referred to therein. 


EAST INDIES. 

(Bhurtpore and Ava.) 

Thanks to General Lord Viscount Combermere, Com¬ 
modore Sir James Brisbane, and other Officers, for 
their indefatigable Zeal and gallant Conduct throughout 
the War in India. 


House of Commons - Martis , 8° die Mali , 1827. 

— The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to General Lord Viscount Combermere , Knight 
Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, and Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in India, for 
his able and meritorious conduct in the command of the 
Forces employed against Bhurtpore; and particularly for the 
ability, judgment and energy with which he planned and 
directed the assault of that Fortress, the success of which 








246 


THANKS OF THE <!TO1tttttOU0 I 1827. 


brilliant achievement has highly contributed to the honour of 
the British Arms, and to the permanent tranquillity of our 
Possessions in the East. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-Generals Sir Thomas Reynell y 
Knight Commander of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath, Sir Jasper Nicolls, k.c. b., and Sir Samuel Ford 
Whittingham , k.c.b., and to Brigadier-Generals John With - 
ington Adams , Companion of the Most honourable Military 
Order of the Bath, John M‘Combe, c.b., and James Wallace 
Sleigh , c.b., and to the several Officers of the Army, both 
European and Native, employed in the late operations 
against Bhurtpore , for their gallant conduct and meritorious 
exertions. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the zeal, discipline and 
bravery displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers and 
Private Soldiers, both European and Native, employed in the 
operations against Bhurtpore; and that the same be signified 
to them by the Commanders of the several Corps, who are 

desired to thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

* 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell, 
Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath, for the valour and perseverance displayed by 
him in the late operations against Ava, and for the eminent 


EAST INDIES : BHURTPORE AND AVA„ 


247 


skill and judgment with which he conducted the War to 
an honourable termination, under circumstances of peculiar 
difficulty. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Brigadier-Generals William Macbean, 
Companion of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, Willoughby Cotton , c.b., and Michael M‘ Creagh, c.b., 
and to the several Officers of the Army, both European and 
Native, engaged in the late operations against Ava, for their 
indefatigable zeal and exertions throughout the War. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the zeal, discipline and bra¬ 
very displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers and Private 
Soldiers, both European and Native, employed against the 
Troops of Ava ; and that the same be signified to them by the 
Commanders of the several Corps, who are desired to thank 
them for their gallant behaviour. 


—The Navy.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Commodore Sir James Brisbane , Knight 
Companion of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, for his cordial co-operation, and the essential Service 
rendered by him, in the late operations against Ava. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the several Captains and Officers of his 
Majesty’s and the East India Company’s Naval Forces em¬ 
ployed in the late operations against Ava, for their skilful, 



248 


THANKS OF THE <ffOmmO!t$ ! 1840. 


gallant and meritorious exertions, which greatly contributed 
to the successful issue of the War. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the Services of the Seamen 
and Marines serving on board the Ships of his Majesty and 
the East India Company, employed in the late operations 
against Ava ; and that the same be signified to them by the 
Captains of the several Ships, who are desired to thank them 
for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , That the said Resolutions be transmitted by Mr. 
Speaker to Lord Viscount Combermere , and that his Lordship 
be requested to communicate the same to the several Officers 
referred to therein. 


WESTWARD of the INDUS. 

(Ghuznee.) 

Thanks to the Right honourable George Earl of Auckland, 
Lieutenant-General Lord Keane, and other Officers, for 
their brilliant Achievements in the Military Operations 
to the Westward of the Indus. 

House of Commons - Jovis , 6° die Februarii , 1840. 

— The Army.— 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to the Right honourable George Earl of 
Auckland , Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Order 
of the Bath, Governor-General of the British Possessions in 
the East Indies, for the judgment and ability with which the 







WESTWARD OF THE INDUS: GHUZNEE. 


249 


resources of the British Empire in India have been recently 
applied, under his direction, in aid of the Military operations 
to the Westward of the Indus. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Lord Keane , Knight 
Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, for his meritorious conduct in the command of the 
Forces employed to the Westward of the Indus ; and more 
particularly for the energy and promptitude with which he 
planned and directed the assault of the City and Fortress 
of Ghuznee , the success of which brilliant achievement, by 
the blessing of God, highly contributed to the honour of the 
British Army, and to the rapid accomplishment of the enter¬ 
prise in which they were engaged. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Sir Willoughby Cotton , 
Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order of 
the Bath, and to the several Officers of the Army, both Euro¬ 
pean and Native, for their good conduct and gallant exertions 
during the late operations to the Westward of the Indus. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the discipline and patient 
perseverance displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers and 
Private Soldiers, both European and Native, during a long 
and painful march through an untried country, and doth also 
highly approve and acknowledge their undaunted courage at 
the assault and capture of Ghuznee. 


250 


THANKS OF THE (ffOinmOn* : 1840. 


Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this Resolution be 
signified to them by the Commanders of the several Coips. 

Ordered , That the said Resolutions be transmitted by Mr. 
Speaker to the Governor-General of India, and that his Lord- 
ship be requested to communicate the same to the several 
Officers referred to therein. 


Thanks to Major-General Sir Willoughby Cotton, and 
other Officers, for their Services to the Westward of the 
Indus. 


Martis, 18° die Februarii , 1840. 

The House was moved, That the Resolution of The House 
of the 6th day of this instant February, “ That the Thanks of 
this House be given to Major-General Sir Willoughby Cotton , 
Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath, and to the several Officers of the Army, both 
European and Native, for their good conduct and gallant 
exertions during the late operations to the Westward of the 
Indus” might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered , That the said Resolution be rescinded. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Sir Willoughby Cotton, 
Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order 
of the Bath, Major-General Sir Thomas Wiltshire, Knight 
Commander of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, Major-General Sir Joseph Thackwell, Knight Com¬ 
mander of the Most honourable Military Order of the Bath, 
Major-General Edward Henry Simpson, Major-General 
William Nott, and to the several Officers of the Army, both 




WESTWARD OF TIIE INDUS : KHELAT. 


251 


European and Native, for their good conduct and gallant 
exertions during the late operations to the Westward of the 
Indus. 

Ordered , That the said Resolution be transmitted by Mr. 
Speaker to the Governor-General of India, and that his Lord- 
ship be requested to communicate the same to the several 
Officers referred to therein. 


Jovis, 27° die Febructrii, 1840. 

(Ghuznee and Khelat.) 

The House was moved, That the entry in the Journal of 
The House of the Resolution of The House of the 6th day of 
this instant February, “That this House doth highly approve 
and acknowledge the discipline and patient perseverance dis¬ 
played by the Non-commissioned Officers and Private Soldiers, 
both European and Native, during a long and painful march 
through an untried country, and doth also highly approve and 
acknowledge their undaunted courage at the assault and 
capture of Ghuznee ” might be read ; and the same being read ; 

Ordered , That the said Resolution be rescinded. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the discipline and patient 
perseverance displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers, both European and Native, during a long 
and painful march through an untried country, and doth also 
highly approve and acknowledge their undaunted courage at 
the assault and capture of Ghuznee and Khelat. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That this Resolution be 
signified to them by the Commanders of the several Corps. 





252 


thanks of the gTomttton# : 1841. 


SYRIA. 

(Siege of Acre.) 

Thanks to Admiral the Honourable Sir Robert Stopford, 
Major-General Sir Charles Frederick Smith, and 
other Officers, for their able and gallant Conduct during 
the Operations on the Coast of Syria, and at the Siege 
of Acre. 


House of Commons - Veneris , 5° die Februarii, 1841. 


— The Navy and Army.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Admiral the Honourable Sir Robert Stop- 
ford f Knight Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military 
Order of the Bath, for his able and gallant conduct during 
the operations on the Coast of Syria, terminating in the 
successful and decisive Attack on the Batteries and Fortress 
of Acre on the 3d day of November 1840. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente , That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Commodore Sir Charles Napier , Knight 
Commander of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, and to the several Captains and Officers of the Fleet 
employed on that arduous Service. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
acknowledge and highly approve the Services of the 





SYRIA : SIEGE OF ACRE. 


253 


Seamen and Royal Marines serving in the Fleet on the Coast 
of Syria. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Sir Charles Frederick 
Smith, and to the Officers of Royal Artillery and Engineers 
who served under his command on the Coast of Syria. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That this House doth 
acknowledge and highly approve the Services of the Detach¬ 
ments of the Royal Artillery and Royal Sappers and Miners 
in the Fleet employed on that important Service. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Rear-Admiral Baron De Bandiera, and the 
Naval Forces of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria under 
the Rear-Admiral’s command, for their cordial assistance and 
co-operation in the Service on the Coast of Syria, and the 
attack of Acre on the 3d day of November 1840. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, Knight 
Commander of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, and the Naval Forces of his Highness the Sultan, 
for their gallant assistance and co-operation during the Service 
on the Coast of Syria, and the attack of Acre on the 3d day 
of November 1840. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said Reso¬ 
lutions to Admiral the Honourable Sir Robert Stopford, and 
that he be requested to make known the same to the several 
Officers under his command, and in co-operation with Her 
Majesty’s Navy in the said Service. 





254 


THANKS OF THE <^011U1t0n$ : 1843. 


CHINA. 

(General Services.) 

Thanks to Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Gough, Admiral 
Sir William Parker, and other Officers, for their 
brilliant and unvaried Successes on the Coasts and 
on the Inland Waters of China. 


House of Commons - Martis, 14° die Februarii , 1843. 


— The Army and Navy.— 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Gough , Bart., 
g.c.b., Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, g.c.b., and Commo¬ 
dore Sir Gordon Bremer, k.c.b., for the distinguished skill, 
intrepidity and indefatigable zeal with which they have con¬ 
ducted the combined operations of Her Majesty’s Naval and 
Military Forces on the Coasts and on the Inland Waters of 
China, whereby a series of brilliant and unvaried successes 
has been concluded by an honourable Peace on the terms 
proposed by Her Majesty. 

\ 

Resolved, Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Lord Saltoun, k.c.b., 
Major-General George Burrell, c. b., Major-General Sir 
Robert Bartley, k.c.b., Major-General Sir James Holmes 
Schoedde, k.c.b., and the other Officers of the Navy, Army 





CHINA : GENERAL SERVICES. 


255 


and Royal Marines, including those in the Service of the East 
India Company, both European and Native, for the energy, 
ability and gallantry with which they have executed the various 
Services which they have been called upon to perform. 

Resolved, Nemine Contradi rente, That this House doth 
acknowledge and highly approve the gallantry, discipline 
and uniform good conduct displayed by the Petty Officers, 

Non-commissioned Officers and Men of the Navy, Arinv 

%> * 

and Royal Marines, including the Troops in the Service of 
the East India Company, both European and Native, the 
cordial good feeling which has subsisted between all the 
branches of the United Services, and the honourable 
emulation exhibited by all in the discharge of the various 
duties required by the peculiar nature of the operations to 
be performed; and that the same be communicated to 
them by the Commanders of the several Ships and Corps, 
who are respectively desired to thank them for their gallant 
behaviour. 

Ordered, That Mr. Speaker do communicate the said Reso¬ 
lutions to Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Gougli , Bart., g.c. b., 
Vice-Admiral Sir William Parker , g.c.b., Commodore Sir 
Gordon Bremer, k.c. b., Major-General Lord Saltoun, k.c.b., 
Major-General George Burrell , c.b., Major-General Sir Robert 
Bartley , k.c.b., Major-General Sir James Holmes Schoedde, 
k.c.b. ; and that Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Gough , Vice- 
Admiral Sir William Parker, Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer , 
Major-General Lord Saltoun, Major-General George Burrell, 
Major-General Sir Robert Bartley, Major-General Sir James 
Holmes Schoedde, be requested to signify the same to the 
Officers serving under their respective commands. 







256 


THANKS OF THE : 1843. 


EAST INDIES. 

(Affghanistan.) 

Thanks to the Right honourable Lord Ellenborough, 
Major-General Sir George Pollock, and other Officers, 
for the Intrepidity and Perseverance displayed by them 
in the Operations in Affghanistan. 

House of Commons - Lun&, 20 c die Februcirii , 1843. 

—The Army.— 

Resolved , That the Thanks of this House be given to the 
Right honourable Lord Ellenborongh, Governor-General of 
the British Possessions in the East Indies, for the ability 
and judgment with which the resources of the British Empire 
in India have been applied in the support of the Military 
operations in Affghanistan. 

Resolved , Nemine Contradicente, That the Thanks of this 
House be given to Major-General Sir George Pollock, Knight 
Grand Cross of the Most honourable Military Order of the 
Bath, to Major-General Sir William Nott , g.c.b., to Major- 
General Sir John M l Caskill , k. c. b., to Major-General 
Sir Robert Henry Sale, g.c.b., to Major-General Richard 
England, and the other Officers of the Army, both European 
and Native, for the intrepidity, skill and perseverance dis¬ 
played by them in the Military operations in Affghanistan , 
and for their indefatigable zeal and exertions throughout the 
late Campaign. 

Resolved , Nernine Contradicente , That this House doth 
highly approve and acknowledge the valour and patient 







EAST INDIES : AFFGHANISTAN. 


257 


perseverance displayed by the Non-commissioned Officers 
and Private Soldiers, both European and Native, employed 
in Affghanistan ; and that the same be signified to them by 
the Commanders of the several Corps, who are desired to 
thank them for their gallant behaviour. 

Ordered , That the said Resolutions be transmitted by Mr. 
Speaker to the Governor-General of India, and that his 
Lordship be requested to communicate the same to the several 
Officers referred to therein. 



K 



258 


PLACES of VICTORIES, and Services for which Thanks 

WERE VOTED BY PARLIAMENT ; W r ITH THE DATES OF THE ACTIONS 
AND OF THE SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS. 





Date of Action, 
&c. 

Date of Thanks. 

?lortrs. 

Commons. 






PAGE 

PAGE 

ALBUERA - 

- 

- 

16 May 1811 - 

7 June 1811 - 

52 

172 

ALGIERS - 

- 

- 

27 August 1816 - 

3 Feb. 1817 - 

87 

240 

BADAJOZ - 

- 

- 

6 April 1812 - 

27 April 1812 

61 

182 

BARROSA - 

- 

- 

5 March 1811 - 

28 March 1811 

49 

169 

BASQUE ROADS 

- 

11& 12 April 1809 j 

29 Jan. 1810 - 
8 Feb. 1810 - 

45 

160 

BOURBON, &c. 

- 

- 

.... 

10 Jan. 1812 - 

54 

176 

CHINA 

- 

- 

- - - - 

14 Feb 1843 - 

106 ' 

254 

CIUDAD RODRIGO 

- 

19 Jan. 1812 - 

10 Feb. 1812 - 

57 

179 

COPENHAGEN 

- 

- 

2 April 1801 - 

16 April 1801 

3 

113 

Ditto 

- 

- 

6 Sept. 1807 

28 Jan. 1808 - 

28 

136 

CORUNNA - 

- 

- 

16 Jan. 1809 

25 Jan. 1809 - 

38 

145 

COUNTRY (Defence of) 

- 

10 Aug. 1803 

- 

125 

EAST INDIES 

- 

- 

- 

3 May 1804 - 

16 

126 

Ditto 

- 

- 

- - - 

6 Feb. 1817 - 

93 

242 

Ditto 



- . . J 

2 March 1819 

95 




! 

4 March 1819 

- 

243 

Ditto 



. . . J 

8 May 1827 - 

- 

245 



l 

14 May 1827 - 

97 


Ditto 

- 

- 


20 Feb. 1843 - 

108 

256 

EGYPT 

- 

- 

21 Mar. 1801, &c. 

18 Mav 1801 - 

5 

115 

Ditto 

- 

- 

- 

12 Nov. 1801 - 

9 

119 

FRENCH SQUADRON 

4 Nov. 1805 

28 Jan. 1806 - 

22 

130 

Ditto 

- 

- 

6 Feb. 1806 - 

25 March 1806 

23 

131 

GIBRALTAR 

- 

- 

12 & 13 July 1801 

30 Oct. 1801 - 

8 

118 

INDUS 



./ 

4 Feb. 1840 - 

100 




l 

6 Feb. 1840 - 

- 

248 

MAIDA 

- 

- 

4 July 1806 

22 Dec. 1806 - 

25 

133 

MARTINIQUE 



. . . / 

14 April 1809 

- 

158 



l 

17 April 1809 

40 


MONTE VIDEO 

- 

- 

3 Feb. 1807 

16 April 1807 

26 

134 

ORTHES - 

- 

- 

27 Feb. 1814 

24 March 1814 

73 

209 

PENINSULA 

- 

- 

- 

8 Nov. 1813 - 

69 

200 

PORTUGAL 

- 

- 

- 

26 April 1811 

50 

170 

ROLEIA and VIMIERA 

17 & 21 Aug.l 808-^ 

23 Jan. 1 809 - 

36 





25 Jan. 1809 - 

- 

150 

SALAMANCA 

- 

- 

22 July 1812 - 

3 Dec. 1812 - 

63 

184 

SYRIA 



3 Nov. 1840 -/ 

4 Feb. 1841 - 

103 






5 Feb. 1841 - 

- 

252 

TALAVERA 



27 & 28 July 1809 ^ 

26 Jan. 1810 - 

43 





1 Feb. 1810 - 


162 

TRAFALGAR 

- 

- 

21 Oct. 1805 - 

28 Jan. 1806 - 

-20 

128 

VITTORIA - 

- 

- 

21 June 1813 

7 July 1813 - 

66 

192 

WAR, CONTINENTAL 

- - - 

6 April 1802 

13 

122 

Ditto - ditto 


_ . . J 

5 July 1814 - 

81 


WATERLOO 



t 

6 July 1814 - 

- _ 

227 

• 


18 June 1815 

23 June 1815 - 

84 

230 

























259 


INDEX 


OFFICERS of the ARMY and NAVY mentioned by Name 
in the Thanks voted by Parliament ; showing the 
Actions in which they were engaged, and for which 

THEY WERE RESPECTIVELY AND SEVERALLY THANKED. 


A. 

ftcrtrs. 

Commons. 

Abercromby, Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. John: 

PAGE 

PAGE 

Bourbon, Mauritius and Java - 

54 

176 

Aciimuty, Brigadier Gen. Sir Samuel: 



Monte Video ------- 

26 

134 

-Lieut.-Gen. Sir Samuel: 



Bourbon, Mauritius and Java - 

55 

177 

Ackland, Brigadier-Gen. William Palmer: 



Maida - -- -- -- - 

25 

133 

Roleia and Vimiera ------ 

36 

151 

Adam, Major-Gen. Frederick: 



Waterloo -------- 

85 

231 

Adams, Brigadier-Gen. John Withington: 



East Indies (Bhurtpore) ----- 

98 

246 

Alten, Major-Gen. Charles Baron: 



Albuera - -- -- -- - 

52 

172 

Salamanca -------- 

64 

185 

Vittoria - -- -- -- - 

67 

193 

Orthes - -- -- -- - 

• 

74 

210 

--Lieut.-Gen. Charles Baron: 



Waterloo - -- -- -- - 

85 

231 

Alten, Major-Gen. Victor Baron : 



Salamanca -------- 

64 

185 

R 2 





















260 


INDEX. 






Hortrs. 

Commons. 

Anson, Brigadier-Gen. George: 




PAGE 

PAGE 

Talavera ----- 

- 

- 

• 

44 

162 

„ (in his Place) - - - 





166 

-Major-Gen. George: 






Salamanca ----- 




64 

185 

„ (in his Place) 

- 

• 

- 

- 

195 

Vittoria - - - - 

- 

- 

- 

67 

193 

„ (in his Place) - - - 





195 

Anson, Major-Gen. William: 






Salamanca ----- 




64 

185 

Peninsula ----- 




71 

201 

Orthes - 




74 

210 

Auckland, the Right hon. George Earl of: 




• 

Westward of the Indus (Ghuznee) - 

- 

- 

- 

100 

248 

Aylmer, Major-Gen. Lord: 






Vittoria - 




67 

193 

B. 






Baird, Major-Gen; David: 






Egypt (internal Operations, &c.) - 

- 

- 

- 

10 

121 

-Lieut.-Gen. Sir David : 






Copenhagen (Danish Navy) - 

. 

- 


28 

137 

Corunna ----- 

- 

- 

- 

38 

145 

Barnes, Major-Gen. Edward: 






Peninsula ----- 

. 



71 

201 

Orthes ----- 

- 

- 

- 

74 

210 

-Major-Gen. Sir Edward: 






Waterloo - 

m 

- 

- 

85 

231 

Bartley, Major-Gen. Sir Robert: 






China ----- 

- 

- 

- 

106* 

254 

Beckwith, Lieut.-Gen. George: 






Martinique - 

- 

- 

- 

40 

158 

Bentinck, Major-Gen. Lord William: 






Corunna ----- 

- 

- 

- 

38 

145 

Beresford, Major-Gen. William Carr: 






Corunna ----- 

- 

- 

- 

38 

145 

•-Lieut.-Gen. Sir William Carr: 





Albuera ----- 

- 

— 

_ 

52 

172 

Badajoz ----- 

- 

- 


61 

182 




















INDEX. 


261 


- 

ilortrc. 

Commons. 

Beresford, Marshal Sir William Carr: 

PAGE 

PAGE 

Salamanca -------- 

65 

187 

Vittoria - - - - 

67 

193 

Peninsula -------- 

70 

201 

Orthes - -- -- -- - 

74 

210 

Bertie, Vice-Admiral Albemarle: 



Bourbon, Mauritius and Java - 

55 

177 

Bickerton, Bart., Rear-Admiral Sir Richard: 



Egypt (landing on the Coast, &c.) - 

7 

117 

„ (internal Operations, &c.) - _ - - 

11 

120 

Blake, Brigadier-Gen. John: 



Egypt (internal Operations, &c.) - 

10 

121 

Blankett, Rear-Admiral John: 



Egypt (internal Operations, &c.) - 

11 

119 

Blomefield, Bart., Major-Gen. Sir Thomas: 



Copenhagen (Danish Navy) ----- 

29 

137 

Bluciier, Marshal Prince: 



Waterloo -------- 

86 

232 

Bock, Major-Gen. George Baron : 



Salamanca -------- 

63 

185 

Vittoria - - - - - * - 

67 

193 

Borthwick, Major-Gen. William: 



Ciudad Rodrigo ------- 

60 

182 

Bowes, Brigadier-Gen. Barnard Ford: 



Roleia and Vimiera ------ 

36 

151 

-Major-Gen. Barnard Ford : 



Badajoz - -- -- -- - 

61 

183 

Bradford, Brigadier-Gen. Thomas : 



Salamanca -------- 

65 

187 

Bremer, Commodore Sir Gordon : 



China - -- -- -- - 

106 

254 

Brisbane, Major-Gen. Thomas: 



Orthes - -- - -- -- 

74 

210 

Brisbane, Commodore Sir James : 



East Indies (Ava) ------ 

99 

247 

Broughton, Commodore William Robert : 



Bourbon, Mauritius and Java - 

55 

177 

Browne, Major-Gen. Thomas : 



East Indies (Pindarries) ----- 

96 

244 


r 3 













262 


INDEX. 





(UTommomh 

Burrard, Bart., Lieut.-Gen. Sir Harry: 


PAGE 

PAGE 

Copenhagen (Danish Navy) - 


28 

137 

Burrell, Major-Gen. George -. 

China ------- 

m 

106 

254 

Byng, Major-Gen. John: 

Peninsula 


71 

201 

Orthes ------- 

- 

74 

210 

- Major-Gen. Sir John : 

Waterloo ------- 

- 

85 

231 

c. 

Cameron, Brigadier-Gen. Alan: 

Talavera ------- 


44 

► • 

162 

Campbell, Brigadier-Gen. Alexander: 

Talavera ------- 

- 

43 

162 

Campbell, Brigadier-Gen. Henry Frederick : 
Talavera ------- 

m 

43 

162 

-Major-Gen. Henry Frederick : 

Ciudad Rodrigo ------ 


59 

182 

Salamanca ------- 

- 

63 

185 

Campbell, Brigadier-Gen. Archibald: 

Peninsula ------- 

• 

71 

201 

-Major-Gen. Sir Archibald : 

East Indies (Ava) ----- 

- 

98 

246 

Cathcart, Lieut.-Gen. Lord Viscount: 

Copenhagen (Danish Navy) - - - - 


28 

136 

„ (in his Place) - - - - 

- 

31 


Cavan, Major-Gen. Richard Earl of: 

Egypt (landing on the Coast, &c.) - - - 


5 

115 

,, (internal Operations, &c. ) - 

- 

10 

121 

Champlemond, Brigadier-Gen.: 

Badajoz ------- 

- 

61 

183 

Clinton, Major-Gen. Henry: 

Salamanca ------- 


63 

185 

„ (in his Place) - 

- 

aa — 

188 

- Lieut. -Gen. Sir Henry : 

Orthes ------- 


74 

210 

„ (in his Place) ----- 



212 

Waterloo ------- 


85 

231 

„ (in his Place) - 

“ 

1 

236 




















INDE X. 


203 




ilortis. 

Commons. 

Clive, the Right lion. Lord: 


PAGE 

PAGE 

East Indies ------ 

- 

16 

126 

[See Powis, Earl of] 




Cochrane, the Hon. Rear-Admiral: 

French Squadron (Victory over) - - - 

- 

23 

132 

--Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Alexander: 




Martinique ------ 

- 

41 

158 

Cockburn, Commodore George : 




Martinique ------ 


42 

159 

Cole, the Hon. Brigadier-Gen. George Lowry: 




Maida ------- 

- 

25 

133 

Cole, Major-Gen. the Hon. Galbraith Lowry: 




Albuera ------- 

- 

52 

172 

„ (in his Place) - 

- 

- 

174 

-Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Galbraith Lowry: 




Salamanca ------ 

- 

63 

185 

-Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir Galbraith Lowry : 




Salamanca (in his Place) - - - - 

- 

- 

219 

Vittoria ------- 

- 

67 

193 

,, (in his Place) ----- 

- 

- 

219 

Peninsula ------- 

- 

70 

201 

Pyrenees (in his Place) - 

- 

- 

219 

Or thes ------- 

- 

74 

210 

„ (in his Place) ----- 

- 

- 

219 

Collingwood, Vice-Admiral Lord: 




Trafalgar ------- 

- 

20 

128 

Colville, Major-Gen. the Hon. Charles: 




Ciudad Rodrigo ------ 

- 

57 

179 

Badajoz - - 

- 

61 

183 

Vittoria ------- 

- 

67 

193 

Combermere, Gen. Lord Viscount : 




East Indies (Bhurtpore) ... - 

- 

97 

245 

Cooke, Major-Gen. George ; 



231 

Waterloo ------- 

- 

85 

Coote, Major-Gen. Eyre : 



115 

Egypt (landing on the Coast, &c.) 

- 

5 

„ (internal Operations, &c.) - - - 


9 

121 

Cotton, Bart., Lieut.-Gen. Sir Stapleton: 




Talavera ------- 

- 

43 

162 

„ (in his Place) .... 

- 

- 

166 

R 4 





















264 


I N D E X. 


Cotton,B art., Lieut.-Gen. Sir Stapleton— continued. 

Hortts. 

PAGE 

Commons. 

PAGE 

Salamanca -------- 

63 

185 

„ (in his Place) ----- 

- 

190 

Peninsula -------- 

70 

201 

Orthes - -- -- -- - 

74 

210 

Cotton, Brigadier-Gen. Willoughby: 

East Indies (Ava) ------ 

98 

247 

- Major-Gen. Sir Willoughby: 

Westward of the Indus (Ghuznee) - - - - 

101 

250 

Cradock, Major-Gen. John Francis : 

Egypt (landing on the Coast, &c.) - - - - 

5 

115 

,, (internal Operations, &c.) - 

9 

121 

Cra ufurd, Brigadier-Gen.: 

Roleia and Vimiera ------ 

37 

• 

154 

-Major-Gen.: 

Ciudad Rodrigo ------- 

57 

179 

D. 

Dalhousie, Lieut.-Gen. the Earl of: 

Vittoria - -- -- -- - 

67 

193 

Peninsula -------- 

70 

201 

De Bandiera, Rear-Admiral Baron : 

Syria - -- -- -- - 

104 

253 

De Bernewitz, Major-Gen. I. H. C.: 

Salamanca -------- 

64 

185 

De Courcy, Rear-Admiral Michael: 

Corunna -------- 

39 

146 

De Rezende, Brigadier-Gen. the Conde: 

Salamanca - - - - - - - 

65 

187 

Dilkes, Brigadier-Gen. William Thomas : 

Barrosa - -- -- -- - 

49 

169 

Disney, Brigadier-Gen. Moore : 

Corunna -------- 

38 

145 

Donkin, Major-Gen. Sir Rufane Shaw : 

East Indies (Pindarries) ----- 

96 

244 

Dornberg, Major-Gen. Sir William : 

Waterloo -------- 

85 

231 

Doveton, Brigadier-Gen. John : 

East Indies (Pindarries) ----- 

96 

244 

















INDEX. 


265 




ILorlrs. 

Commons. 

Doyle, Brigadier- Gen. John : 


PAGE 

PAGE 

Egypt (landing on the Coast, &c.) 

- 

5 

115 

„ (internal Operations, &c. ) - 

- 

10 

121 

Dreschel, Major-Gen. Frederick Baron : 




Copenhagen (Danish Navy) - 

- 

29 

137 

Duckworth, Vice-Admiral Sir John Thomas : 




French Squadron (Victory over) - 

- 

23 

131 

Duncan, Esq., Jonathan: 




East Indies ______ 

- 

17 

127 

D’Urban, Brigadier-Gen. Benjamin: 




Salamanca ------- 

- 

66 

187 

E. 

Ellenborough, the Right hon. Lord : 




East Indies (Affghauistan) - 

m 

108 

256 

England, Major-Gen. Richard: 




East Indies (Affghanistan) - - - - 

- 

108 

256 

Essington, Rear-Admiral: 




Copenhagen (Danish Navy) - - - - 

- 

30 

139 

Exmouth, Admiral Lord Viscount: 




Algiers - - - - 


• 87 

240 

,, (in his Place) ----- 

“ 

89 


F. 

Fane, Brigadier-General: 




Roleia and Vimiera ----- 

- 

36 

151 

„ ,, (in his Place) - - - 

- 

- 

154 

Corunna ------- 


38 

145 

„ (in his Place) ----- 

- 

- 

148 

Talavera ------- 

- 

44 

162 

- Major-General: 




Orthes ------- 


74 

210 

,, (in his Place) ----- 



215 

Ferguson, Major-General: 



151 

Roleia and Vimiera - 

- 

36 

„ ,, (in his Place) - - - 

- 

“ 

156 

Finch, Major-Gen. the Hon. Edward : 



115 

Egypt (landing on the Coast, See.) - - - 

- 

5 

„ (internal Operations, &c.) - 

- 

10 

121 

Copenhagen (Danish Navy) - - - - 

- 

28 

137 

„ (in his Place) - 

' 

' 

140 
















INDEX. 


2 66 



?torbs. 

Commons. 

Frazer, Lieut.-Gen. Alexander Mackenzie : 

PAGE 

PAG li 

Corunna - -- -- -- - 

38 

145 

„ (in his Place) ------ 

’ ' 

148 

G. 

Gambier, Admiral the Right lion. Lord : 



Copenhagen (Danish Navy) ----- 

29 

138 

,, (in his Place) ----- 

33 


Basque Roads ------- 

45 

160 

,, (in his Place) ----- 

46 


Gough, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Hugh: 



China - -- -- -- - 

106 

254 

Graham, Lieut.-Gen. Thomas: 



Barrosa - -- -- -- - 

49 

169 

Ciudad Rodrigo 

57 

179 

Lieut.-Gen. Sir Thomas: 



Vittoria - -- -- -- - 

67 

193 

Saint Sebastian ------- 

70 

200 

Grant, Major-Gen. Sir Colquhoun: 



Waterloo - -- -- -- - 

85 

231 

Graves, Rear-Admiral Thomas: 



Copenhagen (Danish Fleet) ----- 

4 

114 

Grosvenor, Major-Gen. Thomas: 



Copenhagen (Danish Navy) ----- 

28 

137 

„ (in his Place) ----- 


140 

H. 

Halkett, Major-Gen. Sir Colin : 



Waterloo - -- -- -- - 

85 

231 

Hamilton, Major-Gen. John: 



Albuera - -- -- -- - 

52 

172 

Harvey, Brigadier-General William Maundy : 



Ciudad Rodrigo ------- 

60 

182 

Badajoz - -- -- -- - 

61 

183 

Hastings, General the Marquis of: 



East Indies (Nepaul) ------ 

93 

242 

„ (Pindarries) - 

95 

243 

Hay, Major-Gen. Andrew: 



Badajoz . 

61 

183 

San Sebastian 

71 

202 






















INDEX. 


267 


Hill,, Major-Gen. Rowland : 

Roleia and Vimiera - 

Corunna . 

-Lieut.-Gen. Rowland: 

Talavera - 

-Lieut.-Gen. Sir Rowland : 

Vittoria - 
Peninsula - 
Orthes 

-Lieut.-Gen. Lord: 

Waterloo - 

Hinuber, Major-Gen. Sir Henry : 

Waterloo. 

Hislop, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Thomas : 

East Indies (Pindarries) - 

Hood. Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel: 

Copenhagen (Danish Navy) - 
Corunna 

,, (in his Place) - 

H ope, Brigadier-Gen. the Hon. John : 

Egypt (landing on the Coast, &c.) - 

,, (internal Operations, &c.) ... 

- Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. John: 

Corunna ------- 

Hope, Major-Gen. John: 

Salamanca ------- 

Houghton, Brigadier-General : 

Martinique ------- 

Ho worth. Brigadier-Gen. Edward: 

Talavera ------- 

Hutchinson, the Hon. Major-Gen. John Hely: 
Egypt (landing on the Coast, &c.) - 

-Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir John Hely 

Egypt (internal Operations, &c.) - 


I. 

Inglis, Major-Gen. William: 
Peninsula - - - 

Orthes - 


2LorIis. 

Commons. 

PAGE 

PAGE 

36 

150 

38 

145 

43 

162 

67 

193 

70 

201 

74 

210 

85 

231 

85 

231 

95 

244 

30 

1 39 

39 

146 

“ " 

149 

5 

115 

10 

121 

38 

145 

64 

185 

41 

159 

44 

162 

5 

115 

9 

121 

71 

201 

74 

210 

















268 


INDEX. 



Hortrs. 

Commons. 

K. 

PAGE 

PAGE 

Keane, Lieut.-Gen. Lord: 

Westward of the Indus (Ghuznee) - 

101 

249 

Keats, Rear-Admiral : 

Copenhagen (Danish Navy) - 

30 

139 

Keib, Major-Gen. Sir William Grant: 

East Indies (Pindarries) ----- 

96 

244 

Keith, tlie Right lion. Admiral Lord : 

Egypt (landing on the Coast, &c.) - 

6 

116 

,, (internal Operations, &c.) - 

11 

119 

Kemmis, Major-Gen. James: 



Ciudad Rodrigo ------- 

60 

182 

Kempt, Major-Gen. James: 

Badajoz - -- -- -- - 

61 

183 

Peninsula -------- 

71 

201 

Orthes - -- -- -- - 

74 

210 

-Major-Gen. Sir James : 

Waterloo - -- -- -- - 

85 

231 

L. 

Lake, General Gerrard: 

East Indies (Hindostan) ----- 

17 

127 

Lambert, Major-Gen. John : 

Orthes - -- -- -- - 

74 

210 

- Major-Gen. Sir John : 

Waterloo - -- -- -- - 

85 

231 

Lawson, Brigadier-Gen. Robert: 

Egypt (landing on the Coast, &c.) - 

5 

115 

,, (internal Operations, &c.) - - - - 

10 

121 

Leith, Major-Gen. James: 

Corunna - -- -- -- - 

38 

145 




Badajoz - -- -- -- - 

61 

183 

Salamanca -------- 

63 

185 

-Lieut.-Gen. Sir James: 

San Sebastian ------- 

71 

201 

Linsingen, Major-Gen. Charles Baron : 

Copenhagen (Danish Navy) ----- 

29 

137 





















INDEX. 


269 



Hortrs. 

Commons. 

Long, Brigadier-Gen. Robert Ballard : 

CAGE 

TAGE 

Albuera - -- -- -- - 

52 

172 

Louis, Rear-Admiral: 

French Squadron (Victory over) - 

24 

132 

Low, Major-Gen. Baron: 

Ciudad Rodrigo ------- 

60 

182 

Salamanca - - - - 

64 

185 

Ludlow, Major-Gen. the Hon. George James: 

Egypt (landing on the Coast, &c.) - - - - 

5 

115 

,, (internal Operations, &c.) - - - - 

10 

121 

-Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir George James: 

Copenhagen (Danish Navy) ----- 

28 

137 

Lumley, Brigadier-Gen, the Hon. William : 

Monte Video 

26 

134 

-Major-Gen. the Hon. William : 

Albuera - -- -- -- - 

52 

172 

M. 

Macbean, Brigadier-Gen. William : 

East Indies (Ava) ------ 

98 

247 

M c Caskill, Major-Gen. Sir John : 

East Indies (Afghanistan) ----- 

108 

256 

M c Combe, Brigadier-Gen. John: 

East Indies (Bhurtpore) ----- 

98 

246 

M c Creagh, Brigadier-Gen. Michael: 

East Indies (Ava) ------ 

98 

247 

M c Farlane, Brigadier-Gen. Robert: 

Copenhagen (Danish Navy) ----- 

29 

137 

Maitland, Major-Gen. Frederick : 

Martinique ------- 

41 

159 

Maitland, Major-Gen. Peregrine : 

Waterloo -------- 

85 

231 

Malcolm, Bruradier-Gen. Sir John: 

East Indies (Pindarries). 

96 

244 

Manningham, Major-Gen. Coote: 

Corunna ------- 

38 

145 

Marshall. Major-Gen. Sir Dyson : 

East Indies (Pindarries) ----- 

95 

244 













270 


INDEX. 





Hortrs. 

(Horn mens 

Milne, Rear-Admiral Sir David : 

Algiers ----- 

• 

- 

PAGE 

87 

PAGE 

240 

Minto, Right Hon. Gilbert Lord : 
Bourbon, Mauritius ami Java 

_ 

• 

54 

176 

Moore, Major-Gen. John : 

Egypt (landing on the Coast, See.) 

„ (internal Operations, &c.) - 

- 

- 

5 

10 

115 

121 

Munro, Brigadier-General Thomas: 
Ea6t Indies (Pindarries) 

- 

- 

96 

244 

Murray, Major-Gen. George : 

Vittoria ----- 

. 

. - 

67 

193 

-Major-Gen. Sir George : 

Peninsula ----- 
Orthes ----- 

m 

; ; 

71 

74 

201 

210 

N. 





Napier, Commodore Sir Charles : 

Syria ----- 

- 

- 

103 

252 

Neale, Bart., Captain Sir Harry: 
Basque Roads - 

• 

. 

45 

161 

Nelson, Vice-Admiral Lord : 

Copenhagen (Danish Fleet) - 

• 

* 

3 

113 

Nicolls, Major-Gen. Sir Jasper: 

East Indies (Bhurtpore) 

. 

- 

98 

246 

Nightingale, Brigadier-General: 

Roleia and Vimiera - 



36 

151 

Nortiiesk, Rear-Admiral the Earl of: 
Trafalgar ----- 

. 


21 

129 

Nott, Major-Gen. William: 

Westward of the Indus (Ghuznee) - 

• 

•a — 

103 

250 

-Major-Gen. Sir William : 

East Indies (Affghanistan) 

- 

- 

108 

256 

0. 





Oakes, Brigadier-Gen. Hildebrand : 

Egypt (landing on the Coast, &c.) 

„ (internal Operations, &c.) - 

- 


5 

10 

115 

121 

Ociiterlony, Major-Gen. Sir David: 
East Indies (Nepaul) - 

- 

- 

93 

242 












INDEX. 


271 



ilortis. 

doimnotts. 

Orange, General his Royal Highness the Prince of: 

PAGE 

PAGE 

Waterloo - -- -- -- - 

84 

231 

Oswald, Major-General John: 



Yittoria - -- -- -- - 

67 

193 

San Sebastian ------- 

71 

202 

P. 



Pack. Brigadier-Gen. Denis : 



Ciudad Rodrigo ------- 

58 

179 

Salamanca -- - - -- -- 

65 

187 

- Major-Gen. Denis: 



Peninsula -------- 

71 

201 

Orthes - -- -- -- - 

74 

210 

-Major-Gen. Sir Denis : 



Waterloo - -- -- -- - 

85 

231 

Paget, Major-Gen. the Hon. Edward: 



Corunna -------- 

38 

145 

Pakeniiam, Major-Gen. the Hon. Edward : 



Salamanca -------- 

64 

185 

Major-Gen. the Hon. Sir Edward: 



Peninsula -------- 

71 

201 

Orthes - -- -- -- - 

74 

210 

Parker, Admiral Sir Hyde : 



Copenhagen (Danish Fleet) ----- 

3 

113 

Parker, Vice-Admiral Sir W .: 



China - -- -- -- - 

106 

254 

Payne, Lieut.-Gen. William : 



Palaver a - -- -- -- - 

43 

162 

Picton, Lieut.-Gen. Thomas : 



Ciudad Rodrigo - -. 

57 

179 

Badajoz ----- 

61 

183 

Lieut.-Gen Sir Thomas. 



Vittoria ----- 

67 

193 

„ (in his Place) ----- 

- 

204 

Peninsula ----- 

70 

201 

„ (in his Place) - 

- 

204 

Orthes ------- 

74 

210 

,, (in his Place) ------ 

- 

212 

Pyrenees (in his Place). 

“ “ 

‘204 

Pollock, Major-Gen. Sir George ; 



East Indies ( Afghanistan). 

108 

256 


















272 


INDEX. 





ilortrs. 

CTommons. 

Popham, Captain Sir Home : 



PAGE 

PAGE 

Copenhagen (Danish Navy) - 

- 

- 

30 

139 

„ (in his Place) - 

- 

M 

- 

143 

Power, Brigadier-Gen. Manley: 





Badajoz ------ 

- 

- 

61 

183 

Salamanca - 

- 

- 

63 

187 

Powis, Earl of—(late Lord Clive) : 





East Indies (in his Place) - 

- 

- 

18 


Prevost, Bart., Lieut.-Gen. Sir George : 





Martinique ------ 

- 

- 

41 

159 

Pringle, Major-Gen. William Henry : 





Salamanca ------ 



64 

• 185 

,, (in his Place) - 

- 

- 

- 

188 

Peninsula ------ 

- 

- 

71 

201 

„ (in his Place) - 

- 

- 

- 

207 

Orthes ------ 

. 

. 

74 

210 

„ (in his Place) - 




212 

R. 





Rainier, Vice-Admiral Peter: 





Egypt (internal Operations)—To communicate Thanks 



to Officers and Men under his command 

- 

- 

11 

120 

Reynell, Major-Gen. Sir Thomas: 





East Indies (Bhurtpore) - 

- 

- 

97 

246 

Robinson, Major-Gen. Frederick Philips: 





Vittoria ------ 



67 

193 

Robinson, Major-Gen. Edward Philips: 





San Sebastian ----- 

- 

- 

71 

202 

Ross, Major-Gen. Robert: 





Peninsula ------ 

• 

_ 

71 

201 

Orthes - - 

- 

- 

74 

210 

Rosslyn, Lieut.-Gen. the Earl of: 





Copenhagen (Danish Navy) - 

- 

- 

28 

137 

Rowley, Commodore Josias : 





Bourbon, Mauritius and Java 

- 

- 

35 

177 

s. 





St. John, Major-Gen. the Hon. Frederick: 





East Indies (Hindostan) - 

- 

- 

17 

127 

Sale, Major-Gen. Sir Robert Henry: 





East Indies (Afghanistan) - 

- 

- 

108 

256 













INDEX. 


273 



ILorlrs. 

Commons. 

Saltoun, Major-Gen. Lord: 

PAGE 

PAGE 

China - -- -- -- - 

106 

254 

Saumarez, Bart., Rear-Admiral Sir James : 



Gibraltar, Straits of ----- - 

8 

118 

Schoedde, Major-Gen. Sir James Holmes : 



China - -- -- -- - 

100 

254 

Sherbrooke, Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Cope: 



Talavera - -- -- -- - 

43 

162 

Shipley, Brigadier-Gen. Sir Charles : 



Martinique - - 

41 

159 

Simpson, Major-Gen. Edward H. 



Westward of the Indus (Ghuznee) - 

103 

250 

Slade, Brigadier-Gen. John : 



Corunna -------- 

38 

145 

Sleigh, Brigadier-Gen. James Wallace : 



East Indies (Bhurtpore) ----- 

98 

246 

Smith, Brigadier-Gen. Lionel: 



East Indies (Pindarries) - 

96 

244 

Smith, Major-Gen. Sir Charles Felix : 



Syria - -- -- -- - 

104 

253 

Somerset, Major-Gen. Lord Edward : 



Orthes - -- -- -- - 

74 

210 

„ (in his Place) ------ 

- 

217 

Waterloo -------- 

85 

231 

„ (in his Place) ------ 

•• ■» 

233 

Spencer, Major-Gen. Brent: 



Copenhagen (Danish Navy) ----- 

29 

137 

Roleia and Vimiera ------ 

36 

150 

Sprye, Brigadier-Gen. William Frederick : 



Salamanca ------- 

65 

187 

-Major-Gen. William Frederick: 



San Sebastian ------- 

71 

202 

Stanhope, Bart., Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Edwin: 



Copenhagen (Danish Navy) ----- 

30 

138 

Stehelin, Brigadier-General: 



Martinique ------- 

41 

159 

Stewart, Colonel the Hon. William : 



Copenhagen (Danish Fleet) ----- 

4 

114 


s 
















*274 


INDEX. 






(ffontmons. 

Stewart, Major-Gen. the Hon. William: 



PAGE 

PAGE 

Albuera ------ 

- 

“ 

52 

172 

-Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. William : 




* 

Vittoria ------ 

- 

- 

67 

193 

,, (in his Place) - - - - 


- 

- 

198 

-Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir 'William : 





Peninsula - - 

- 

- 

70 

201 

„ (in his Place) - 

- 

- 

- 

207 

Orthes ------ 

- 

- 

74 

210 

„ (in his Place) - - - - 

- 

- 

- 

212 

Stewart, Brigadier-Gen. John : 





Egypt (landing on the Coast, &c.) - 

- 

- 

5 

1 15 

„ (internal Operations, &c.) 

“ 

• 

10 

121 

* 

Stewart, Brigadier-Gen. Richard ; 





Talavera ------ 

- 

- 

43 

162 

Stewart, Brigadier-Gen. the Hon. Charles : 





Talavera ------ 

- 

- 

44 

162 

„ (in his Place) - 

- 

- 

Mi • 

164 

-Major-Gen. the Hon Charles : 





Ciudad Rodrigo ----- 

- 

- 

60 

182 

Badajoz ------ 

- 

“ 

61 

183 

Stirling, Rear-Admiral : 





Monte Video ----- 

- 

- 

27 

135 

Stopford, Rear-Admiral the Hon. Robert : 





Basque Roads ----- 

- 

- 

45 

161 

Bourbon, Mauritius and Java 

- 

- 

55 

177 

- Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert 





Syria ------ 



103 

252 

Strachan, Bart., Rear-Admiral Sir Richard: 





French Squadron (Capture of) 

- 

- 

22 

130 

Stuart, Major-Gen. Sir John : 





Maida ------ 

- 

- 

25 

133 

T. 





Thackwell, Major-Gen. Sir Joseph : 




A 

Westward of the Indus (Ghuznee) 

- 

- 

102 

250 

Tilson, Major-Gen. Christopher : 





Talavera ------ 

- 

- 

43 

162 

u. 





Uxbridge, Lieut.-Gen. the Earl of: 





Waterloo - ----- 

- 

- 

85 

231 


















INDEX. 


275 


V. 

Van de Capellen, Vice-Admiral Baron: 
Algiers - 

Vandeleur, Major-Gen. John Ormsby : 
Ciudad Rodrigo - 

Salamanca ----- 

Vittoria - 


-Major-Gen. Sir John Ormsby : 

Waterloo ------ 

Vivian, Major-Gen. Sir R. H.: 

Waterloo ------ 


w. 

Walker, Major-Gen. George Townsend: 
Badajoz ------ 

Orthes ------ 

Walker, Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake : 

Syria ------ 


W ar]), Brigadier-Gen. Henry: 

Copenhagen (Danish Navy) - 

Warde, Major-Gen. Harry: 

Corunna -------- 

Bourbon, Mauritius and Java - 

Warren, Bart., Rear-Admiral Sir John Borlase : 
Egypt (internal Operations, &c. ) - 

Wellesley, the Most lion. Richard Marquis: 

East Indies (Scindia, &c.) - 

Wellesley, Major-Gen. the Hon. Arthur: 

East Indies (Dekan) ------ 

.-Major-Gen. Sir Arthur: 

Copenhagen (Danish Navy) - 
,, (in his Place) - 

-the Right lion. Lieut.-Gen. Sir Arthur : 

Roleia and Vimiera ------ 

,, „ (in his Place) - , 

[S'ee Wellington, Lieut.-General Lord Viscount.] 

Wellington, Lieut.-General Lord Viscount: 

Talaveia ------- 

Portugal - - 


-General Lord Viscount: 

Ciudad Rodrigo - 


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ILortrs. 


(JTommons. 


PAGE 

PAGE 

88 

240 

57 

179 

64 

185 

67 

193 

85 

231 

85 

231 

61 

183 

74 

210 

104 

253 

29 

137 

38 

145 

55 

177 

11 

120 

16 

126 

17 

127 

28 

137 


140 

36 

150 

■ “ 

152 

43 

162 

50 

170 

57 

179 




















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INDEX. 



Horhs. 

Commons. 

Wellington, General the Earl of: 

PAGE 

PAGE 

Badajoz - -- -- -- - 

61 

182 

- General the Marquis of: 


184 

Salamanca ------- 

63 

-- Field-Marshal the Marquis of: 


192 

Vittoria - -- -- -- - 

66 

Peninsula -------- 

69 

200 

Orthes - -- -- -- - 

73 

209 

-Field-Marshal the Duke of: 



Return from his Command Abroad - - - - 

76 

222 

,, ,, „ (in his Place) 

76 


By leave of the Lords, attends the Commons, to whom 



he returns Thanks personally - 

- 

223 

Waterloo - -- -- -- - 

84 * 

230 

Public Services, and Waterloo - 

- 

239 

Wetiierall, Major-Gen. Frederick Augustus: 


177 

Bourbon, Mauritius and Java - 

55 

Whittingham, Major-Gen. Sir Samuel Ford : 



East Indies (Bhurtpore) ----- 

98 

246 

Willshire, Major-Gen. Sir Thomas: 



Westward of the Indus (Ghuznee) - - - - 

102 

250 

Wilson, Brigadier-General: 



San Sebastian ------- 

71 

202 

Y. 

Y ork, Field-Marshal his Royal Highness the Duke of: 



For his exertions as Commander-in-Chief 


238 


















277 


PLACES of Victories, and Services for which the Officers 
and Men of the Army and Navy were generally thanked 
by Parliament, but not specifically mentioned by Name, 
and to whom the Thanks of the Country were directed to 
be conveyed by their respective Commanders, &c. 







Hortrs. 

(Commons. 






PAGES 

PAGES 

ALBUERA - 





52, 53 

172,173 

ALGIERS - 

- 

- 

- 

- 

87, 88, 89 

240, 241 

BADAJOZ ... - 





62 

183 

BARROSA ... - 

- 

- 

- 

- 

49 

169 

BASQUE ROADS 

- 

- 

- 

- 

45, 46 

161 

BOURBON, MAURITIUS and JAVA 

- 

- 

- 

55, 56 

177, 178 

CHINA (General Services) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

106, 107 

254, 255 

CIUDAD RODRIGO - 

- 

- 

- 

- 

58, 59 

180 

COPENHAGEN (Danish Fleet) 

- . 

- 

- 

- 

4 

114 

Ditto - (Danish Navy) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

29, 30 

137, 139 

CORUNNA - 





38, 39, 40 

145, 146, 147 

COUNTRY, Defence of - 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

125 

EAST INDIES (Scindia) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

17, 18 

127, 128 

Ditto - (Nepaul) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

94 

242, 243 

Ditto - (Pindarries) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

96 

244 

Ditto - (Bhurtpore, &c.) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

98, 99 

246, 247,248 

Ditto - (Affghanistan) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

108,109 

256 

EGYPT (landing on the Coast, &c.) 

- 

- 

- 

5, 6, 7 

115, 116,117 

Ditto (internal Operations, &c.) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

10, 11,12 

120, 121 

FRENCH SQUADRON (Capture 

of l 

- 

- 

- 

22 

130 

Ditto - - - (Victory 

over) 

- 

- 

- 

24 

132 

GIBRALTAR, Straits of 

- 

- 

- 

- 

8 

118 

INDUS (Ghuznee, &c.) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

101 

250 

MAID A - - - 

- 

- 

- 

- 

25 

133 

MARTINIQUE - 

- 

- 

- 

- 

41, 42 

159 

MONTE VIDEO - 

- 

- 

- 

- 

26, 27 

134,135 

ORTHES - - - 

- 

- 

- 

• 

74, 75 

210, 211 

PENINSULA ( Saint Sebastian, &c.) 

- 

- 

- 

71, 72 

202, 203 

PORTUGAL (General Services) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

• 51 

171 

ROLEIA and VIM 1 ERA 

- 

- 

- 

- 

36, 37 

151 

SALAMANCA 

- 

- 

- 

- 

64 

185, 186 

SYRIA (Acre) 

- 

- 

- 

- 

104 

252, 253 

TALAVERA 

- 

- 

- 

- 

44 

162, 163 

TRAFALGAR 

- 

- 

- 

- 

21 

129 

VITTORIA 

- 

- 

- 

- 

67, 68 

193, 194 

WAR, CONTINENTAL 

- 

- 

- 

- 

13, 14, 15 

122, 123, 124 

Ditto - ditto 

- 

- 

- 

- 

81, 82, 83 

227,228, 229 

WATERLOO 


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“ 

- 

85, 86 

231, 232 


















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